You place a rubber ball in baby Vladimir's hand. His hand is slippery so the ball falls to the ground. You pick the ball up and put it back in Vladimir's hand. This time, even though his hand is not slippery,

he intentionally lets the ball fall to the ground and watches while it
bounces. What has taken place?

cognitive equilibration
assimilation
social learning
accommodation


accommodation

Psychology

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a. Conscious, preconscious, and unconscious components b. Id, ego, and superego c. Oral, anal, and phallic components d. None of the above

Psychology

The neural efficiency hypothesis states that:

A. intelligent people show stronger neural activations in a larger number of brain areas than less intelligent people. B. intelligent people show weaker neural activations in a larger number of brain areas than less intelligent people. C. intelligent people show stronger neural activations in a smaller number of brain areas than less intelligent people. D. intelligent people show weaker neural activations in a smaller number of brain areas than less intelligent people.

Psychology

Water birthing is considered to carry which risk?

a) Increased pain of labor b) Infection c) Prolonged labor d) Higher newborn mortality rate

Psychology

Festinger, Schachter, and Back (1950) traced friendship formations among couples in an apartment complex at MIT. They found that residents were most likely to be friends with people

a. similar to them. b. of the same gender. c. who lived closer to them. d. whom their partners befriended first.

Psychology