Which of the following is the best strategy for improving someone's memory for a list of words?
a) Use words associated with strong positive and negative emotion
b) Use words associated with mildly positive emotions
c) Use words associated with mildly negative emotions
d) Use words associated with neutral emotions
A
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Oswald hears his doctor say that he plans to treat Oswald's cystic fibrosis using an aerosol spray to deliver normal genes to the lungs. This treatment is best categorized as
a. chorionic villus sampling. b. preimplantation genetic diagnosis . c. amniocentesis. d. gene therapy.
Wayne was really irritated by his hockey jersey, and finally taped the right corner inside his hockey pants so it wouldn't get in the way of his slap shot. On his very next shift, he scored a goal on his first try. Now he tapes his jersey inside his hockey pants at the start of every game, and about 30% of his shots score goals. Based on what is known about operant conditioning, you should
conclude that Wayne's behavior best illustrates the concept known as: a. successive approximations b. adventitious reinforcement c. classical conditioning d. the Premack principle
Regarding toilet training, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Parents may control when toilet training starts, but maturation tends to dictate when it will be completed. b. Current guidelines suggest that toilet training goes most smoothly when begun between 10 and 16 months of age. c. Parents are asking for failure when they try to force a child to learn skills too early or too late. d. The older a child is before toilet training begins, the more likely he or she is to fail to develop full bladder control and become a daytime "wetter.".
In which of Piaget's sensorimotor stages do infants adapt, anticipate, and become more deliberate in responding to people and objects?
stage one stage two stage three stage four