Which of these is an example of Jean Piaget's concept of assimilation?
a) Sandy is delighted when her mother cuts a carrot in two so she can have "more carrots."
b) Dana does not react at all after a piece of cardboard is placed between her and a toy rabbit.
c) Alice knows a pig is not a house pet, although she wanted one as a pet when she first saw it.
d) Ted has been playing the drums; when given an opportunity to play the piano he plays it like he plays the drums.
D
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A(n) ___ is a socially shared cognitive generalization about the qualities and characteristics of the members of a certain group or social category.
a. stereotype b. law of small numbers c. group attribution error d. extremity bias e. prototype
In the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of short-term memory, the concept called "control processes"
a. emphasizes iconic memory. b. emphasizes information that is presented too quickly to be remembered. c. is a strategy that helps you remember items more accurately. d. is a strategy that involves vision, instead of hearing.
Psychologists use the scientific method for all but which of the following purposes?
a. Explanation b. Supposition c. Prediction d. Control
The cells in the primary motor cortex are most active ___, and receive sensory information in order to ___
a. In preparation and planning for movements; know where to start the movements b. During involuntary, or reflexive, movements; start the movement c. At or after the end of movements; stop the movement d. During voluntary movements; refine movements as they are performed