Izzy finds that when people vacate a parking spot, they do so more slowly when there is someone waiting to take their spot than if there is no one waiting. He attributes this behavior to an innate predisposition toward territoriality. It might be said that Izzy's findings represent a combination of work in social psychology and
a. clinical psychology.
b. behavior genetics.
c. anthropology.
d. evolutionary psychology.
d
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In Supreme Court rulings such as O'Connor v. Donaldson and Addington v. Texas, it was argued that the criteria for involuntary commitment should include a. dangerousness. b. mental illness
c. both of these d. neither of these
The average duration of iconic memory is ____ second(s), while the average duration of echoic memory is ___ second(s)
a. 1 to 3; 25 to 30 b. less than 1; 3 to 4 c. 1; 10 d. 3 to 4; 10 to 15
When an individual is able to discern that a given stimulus is NOT the conditioned stimulus, and therefore does not perform the conditioned response, this is called
A) generalization. B) lateralization. C) discrimination. D) optimization. E) reaction.
According to Piaget, the primary mechanism underlying the growth of intelligence during infancy is
A. reciprocity. B. social attachment. C. trust versus mistrust. D. sensorimotor adaptation.