As a marine biologist, you are trying to teach a dolphin to jump over a bar. At first, you reward the dolphin every time it swims near the bar. Then, you only reward her when she emerges from the water near the bar
Eventually, you reward the dolphin each time she jumps out of the water. Then, you only reward the dolphin when she jumps over the bar. This technique is an example of
a. classical conditioning.
b. spontaneous recovery.
c. discrimination.
d. shaping.
e. positive punishment.
d. shaping.
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Compared to the adult brain, the brain of a newborn baby has fewer nerve cell branches that receive information, which are called
a. axons. b. dendrites. c. nodes of Ranvier. d. neurilemma.
In the Luo et al. study reportedin the article on object permanence, Now You See It, Now You Don't, the
findings suggest that: (a) infants knew that objects continued to exist when they were out of sight (b) infants understood that objects retained their solidity and other physical properties when they were hidden (c) infants knew that the interactionsbetween physical objects did not change merely because they couldn't be seen (d) all of the preceding are correct
Larissa is highly invested in initiating and maintaining relationships. She has a high need for
A. achievement. B. approval. C. conformity. D. affiliation.
In a study of eighth graders, ___________ was more strongly correlated with school performance than ___________ was
FIll in the blank with correct word