Preverbal infants' understanding of words they hear is
a. much greater than most parents believe.
b. at the same average level as parents' estimates.
c. lower than parents believe because infants interpret nonverbal cues such as parents' gestures.
d. suppressed due to confusion from the naming explosion.
C
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It is believed that noncontingent reinforcement works through
a. extinction and reinforcement. b. satiation and response cost. c. extinction and satiation. d. accelerating other behaviors.
The logic of comparing the personalities of MZ twins to DZ twins assumes that . . .
a. The environments of MZ twins are more similar than the environments of DZ twins b. The samples of both MZ twins and DZ twins are drawn equally randomly from the population c. All other variables are controlled d. None of the above
In Tinbergen's study of mating in stickleback fish, the female triggers the male courtship ritual. She would be called the:
a. social releaser b. appetitive behavior c. action specific energy d. innate releasing mechanism
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
A mental function is more than a combination of billions of neurons firing.