Dr. Halk is studying the influence of getting older on intelligence. He tests a group of first graders, a group of third graders, and a group of sixth graders. They are all tested in one day. This is an example of _______ research
a. cross-sectional
b. longitudinal
c. mixed design
d. fixed effects
a
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A) Head injury can lead to the loss of one ability but not others. B) People who score highly on intelligence tests often excel in a number of areas. C) Intelligent people vary a great deal in terms of physical, social, and artistic skills. D) Savants may have low mental capacities, but excel at specific abilities.
The ability to detect our balance and keep our balance as we move around in our daily life is known as
A) olfaction. B) the proprioceptive sense. C) somatosensory information. D) the vestibular sense.
Which of the following statements best sums up the role of stimulus discrimination and stimulus control in operant conditioning?
A. People will only learn to control the behavior of others. B. People attempt to control their own behavior. C. People tend to be biased toward certain types of stimuli. D. People can learn to distinguish the situations in which a certain behavior will be rewarded.