When little Ella points to a sheep at the zoo and says "Doggie," her parents smile and adore how cute she is even though, by lumping all four-legged furry animals into the category of doggie Ella has demonstrated _______________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


overextension

Psychology

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Bales’ equilibrium model (which argues that, over time, the group oscillates between task and interpersonal concerns) is an example of a ___ model.

  a.  hierarchical phase   b.  successive-stage   c.  cyclical   d.  balance   e.  punctuated equilibrium

Psychology

Responding to stimuli that are similar but not identical to the original training stimulus is referred to as stimulus ________ and typically is conducted under ________.

a. discrimination; continuous reinforcement b. discrimination; extinction c. generalization; continuous reinforcement d. generalization; extinction

Psychology

Antabuse is thought to be effective because it creates a learned aversion to alcohol

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

According to your textbook, how many smokers out of ten successful quit smoking long-term?

a. one b. three c. five d. seven

Psychology