Dr. Mischel is conducting an experiment with young children. He tells each child that they have a choice to make: They can have a cookie right now, OR they can wait ten minutes and get two cookies. It appears that Dr. Mischel is measuring the children's capacity to ________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
delay gratification
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The importance of socialization may have played a large role in the evolutionary specialization of an area of the occipital lobe for
a. facial recognition. b. language. c. motor functions. d. emotional expression.
As their self-concepts develop, preschoolers become __________
A) less sensitive to blame or the possibility of such feedback B) less likely to experience self-conscious emotions C) more sensitive to praise or the possibility of such feedback D) more likely to feel intense shame after success
Joe and Cara are agents for a company that owns apartment buildings. Joe gets a commission each time he rents three apartments. Cara receives a salary each week regardless of the number of apartments she rents
Joe is on a ________ schedule of reinforcement, whereas Cara is on a ________ schedule of reinforcement. a) fixed-ratio; fixed-interval b) fixed-interval, fixed-ratio c) fixed-interval, variable-ratio d) variable-interval, fixed-ratio
The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal is called the __________ nervous system
a) central b) somatic c) sympathetic d) parasympathetic