According to behaviorist theory, children's vocabularies increase and their pronunciation improves as
a. parents insist on closer and closer approximations of the correct word before they provide reinforcement.
b. the quality of their problem-solving ability improves.
c. the brain matures with age.
d. transformational rules are mastered.
A
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Raphael is a humanistic psychologist who emphasizes a client-centered therapeutic approach. His client, Corion, is coming to the first session of therapy. Raphael will try to
A. develop a checklist of goals for Corion to achieve. B. keep Corion's attention firmly focused on the here and now. C. establish a supportive relationship characterized by empathy toward Corion. D. detect and correct negative cognitive patterns.
As an unfamiliar adult starts to talk to three-year-old Rose, she becomes anxious and looks at her father, who smiles calmly at her. Reassured, Rose relaxes and responds to the new adult. Rose is demonstrating the use of
A) sympathy. B) social referencing. C) empathy. D) emotional display rules.
Which of the following is true about the relationship between confidence and accuracy in eyewitness testimony?
A. Confidence while testifying in court is associated with increased witness accuracy. B. Confidence at the time of identification is associated with increased witness accuracy. C. Lack of confidence in one's memory is associated with increased accuracy. D. There is no relationship between witness confidence and accuracy.
To judge the frequency of some event based on how easy it is to recall examples of that event is to use the ______ heuristic
a. availability b. representativeness c. simulation d. anchoring