Donny's mother has just poured two glasses of orange juice, one for Donny and one for his sister. After they are poured, Donny becomes very upset that he got less juice than his sister. Their mother points out that while Donny's glass is short, it is also wider, and thus both children have the same amount. Donny continues to protest, arguing that his juice is shorter, thus he has less juice
Piaget would explain Donny's behavior as being the result of
a. animism.
b. centration.
c. intonation.
d. a primary circular reaction.
b
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a. learned helplessness. c. self-efficacy. b. sensation seeking. d. superstitious behavior.
Which form of learning helps us ignore those things that are repeated but are of no significant consequence?
a. operant conditioning b. classical conditioning c. orienting d. habituation
Jimmy's mother slaps his hand when he reaches for his third before-dinner cookie. Later, Jimmy's behavior will probably
a. increase dramatically. b. disappear completely. c. reappear. d. become displaced.
Why are there more than two treatment levels in a one factor repeated measures design?
a. Two levels don't allow enough time for some treatments to take effect. b. Having more than two treatment levels prevents the effects of maturation, testing, and history from occurring. c. To prevent the participants from having to perform the experimental task too many times. d. Certain relationships between variables cannot be accurately demonstrated with only two treatment levels.