You stare at narrow black-and-white lines for a minute and then look at wider lines. The second set of lines appears even wider than usual. What did staring at the first set of lines cause?
a. Retinal disparity
b. Fatigue of feature detectors
c. A shift in the signal-detection function
d. Motion parallax
b
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Rosseta learns to express her positive and negative feelings by watching Edwina talk to the group, for Edwina is very emotionally expressive. This change illustrates
a. observational learning. b. insight. c. positive reinforcement. d. altruism. e. transference.
Which of the following is NOT true of people's observations of their own behavior?
a. People are usually realistic and objective. b. People tend to evaluate themselves in a more positive light than they really merit. c. In survey of high school students, 100% of the respondents saw themselves as above average. d. In a survey of high school students, 25% of the respondents thought they belonged in the top 1%.
Behaviorism is to ____________ as social cognitive theory is to _______________
a. expectancies; reciprocal determinism b. reciprocal determinism; situational variables c. reinforcement histories; expectancies d. situational variables; reinforcements
A researcher interested in the toy preferences of preschool children has decided to simulate an
actual store. However, she also wishes to maintain some control over the number of choices and the influence of others. She would be best advised to use which of the following research methods? a. Survey b. Laboratory observation c. Naturalistic observation d. Case history