Dr. Thibodeaux examines the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world. She is a(n) ________ psychologist.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
experimental
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When Demetrius moves into his new ground-level apartment, he is initially irritated at the sound of the creaking that comes when his upstairs neighbor walks across the floor. The noise from Demetrius's ceiling is annoying and distracts him when he tries to work. After a few days, however, Demetrius no longer even hears the creaking. This demonstrates the process of __________.
A. sensitization B. habituation C. accommodation D. acclimation
Which of the following represents Piaget's stage characterized by flexible, reversible thought concerning tangible objects and events?
A. preconventional B. conventional C. sensorimotor D. concrete operations
Nicolaus and Nellis used classical conditioning to develop a taste aversion in mongooses. They allowed the animals to eat eggs that had been laced with carboachol, which caused the animals to become ill. Later, the mongooses showed an aversion to eggs. In this example of classical conditioning, the stomach distress after eating the carboachol was:
a. an unconditioned stimulus b. an unconditioned response c. a conditioned stimulus d. a conditioned response
Children's first drawings of easily identifiable objects are most often
a. people shaped like snakes. c. people with geometric shapes. b. people shaped like tadpoles. d. fairly god representations of people.