Each time Mr. Chow hides 7-month-old Jana's doll under her blanket, she retrieves the toy. When Mr. Chow then hides the doll under a pillow near the blanket, Jana continues to look under the blanket for the doll. Jana is demonstrating
A) the secondary circular reaction.
B) habituation and recovery.
C) displaced reference.
D) the A-not-B search error.
D
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With respect to the movement ratio, what was the critical aspect of the outcome in Stage 4 of Exercise 18 that confirmed the S-S, S-S model?
a. The ratio was near-zero when the light and the tone were presented on separate trials. b. The ratio was near-zero when the tone was presented but was much higher when the light was presented. c. The value of the ratio was near-zero when the light was presented but was much higher when the tone was presented. d. The ratio remained high when the light and the tone were presented on separate trials.
Which of the following describes the effect of an increase in the variance of the difference scores in a repeated-measures design?
a. Measures of effect size and the likelihood of rejecting the null hypothesis both decrease. b. Measures of effect size increase, but the likelihood of rejecting the null hypothesis decreases. c. There is little or no effect on measures of effect size, but the likelihood of rejecting the null hypothesis increases. d. There is little or no effect on measures of effect size, but the likelihood of rejecting the null hypothesis decreases.
Which parts of the forebrain are sometimes described as the "executive center" and can be likened to the central processing unit of a computer?
a. frontal lobes b. temporal lobes c. reticulartal lobes d. parietal lobes e. occipital lobes
High levels of cortisol may be directly toxic to neurons due to cortisol's ability to a. promote sleepiness
b. prevent sleepiness. c. increase the amount of calcium entering neurons. d. prevent calcium from entering neurons.