Discuss the concept of evolved probabilistic cognitive mechanisms and provide examples.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Discussion should center around the definitions proposed by Bjorklund, Ellis, and Rosenberg (2007) and include the examples of monkeys and the fear of snakes as well as human infants and snakes.
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a. first causes sensitization, then habituation b. first causes habituation, then sensitization c. sufficient for eliciting a modal action pattern d. similar to an instinct
Astigmatism refers to the ____
a. sensitive period for development of vision b. ability to see horizontal and vertical lines c. asymmetric curvature of eyes d. inability to detect motion
If a triangle is flashed to a split brain patient's right brain, he will be able to
a. easily name what he saw. b. describe the triangle but not be able to identify it as a triangle. c. point to a picture of a triangle with his left hand. d. point and draw the triangle with both of his hands.
Baby Paloma's parents talk to her using short sentences with high-pitched, exaggerated expression, clear pronunciation, distinct pauses between speech segments, clear gestures to support verbal meaning, and repetition of new words in a variety of contexts
Paloma's parents use A) an expressive style. B) infant-directed speech (IDS). C) a referential style. D) an authoritative style.