The fact that humans (e.g., children in the Zeiler 1970 experiment) sometimes exhibit “superstitious behavior” indicates that
a. consistency is not sufficient for operant conditioning.
b. consistency is not necessary for operant conditioning.
c. temporal precedence is not necessary for operant conditioning.
d. temporal precedence is not sufficient for operant conditioning.
Ans: b
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The chapter on long-term memory discussed the research by Talarico and Rubin, about students' memory for how they learned about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. According to this research,
a. the students were overconfident that their recall of the event was accurate. b. the number of inconsistent details, supplied by the students, stayed the same over time. c. the students' recall was much more accurate for the terrorist attack than for an ordinary event. d. the students' memory for the terrorist attack actually included more inconsistent details than consistent details.
By seven years of age, self-descriptions shift from
a. categorical activities to relational statements. b. categorical activities to concrete statements. c. relational statements to categorical statements. d. relational statements to abstract statements.
Children do show preferences for same-sex playmates, gender specific toys, and gender specific activities under the age of 4.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)