A woodchuck tries to crack a walnut shell in two different ways--with his paws and with his teeth. The last method worked and the first did not; hence, the woodchuck will be more likely to rely on his teeth for splitting the next nut
This observation illustrates the:
a. the discrimination principle.
b. the Law of Practice.
c. the Law of Effect.
d. the Premack principle.
c
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What will be an ideal response?
The view that evolution shaped the human psyche so as to enable humans to create and take part in complex, advanced ways of being social is referred to as the ____ theory
a. complex animal b. duplex brain c. social brain d. cultural animal
How does the thinking process of a novice differ from that of an expert?
What will be an ideal response?
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a. Cannon-Bard theory. b. facial feedback hypothesis. c. James-Lange theory. d. emotional appraisal theory.