Kerry is conditioned to fear strawberries because she is allergic to them. Raspberries are similar to strawberries, and even though no attempt was made to make Kerry fear raspberries, she reacts with fear when she sees them. This is an example of ________.
a. imitation
b. modeling
c. stimulus discrimination
d. stimulus generalization
d. stimulus generalization
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A mental "rule of thumb" for problem-solving is referred to as
a. an algorithm. b. a heuristic. c. a mental set. d. a syllogism.
Which of the following did Wechsler contribute to intelligence testing?
a. He developed the Army Alpha and Beta tests. b. He created separate tests for men and women. c. He created separate tests for heritable and non-heritable intelligence. d. He resolved some of the psychometric issues in earlier intelligence measures.
A bell-shaped curve characterized by a large number of scores in a middle area, tapering to very few extremely high or low scores is known as a(n) __________ curve
a. asymmetrical b. skewed c. U-shaped d. normal
______ development is characterized by slow and gradual change, whereas ______ development is characterized by abrupt change.
A. Continuous; discontinuous B. Discontinuous; continuous C. Multidimensional; multidirectional D. Multidirectional; multidimensional