Why do researchers study an organism's performance if they are really interested in whether the organism has learned?
a. It doesn't matter what they study, since performance and learning are identical.
b. Only performance involves a change in behavior or behavior potential.
c. Performance changes before learning has occurred.
d. Learning cannot ordinarily be directly observed.
Answer: d. Learning cannot ordinarily be directly observed.
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A. random patterns all over his body. B. areas that are not covered with hair, such as the soles of the feet. C. a single side of his body. D. a single dermatome along his body.
Eleven-year-old Maria had always been about the same size as her 9-year-old brother Domingo until recently. Maria is now almost two inches taller than her brother and she has also noticed she has gained some weight
Maria is most likely going through a. menarche. c. secular trend. b. an adolescent growth spurt. d. psychosomatic disorders.
Wickens (1970) found that the continuing to study items from the same conceptual category (e.g. vehicles, furniture) would interfere with information in short-term memory over time, an effect known as ______.
a. cross-conceptual integration b. semantic dampening c. proactive inhibition d. repeated testing
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