_________________ acts as a filter through which one encodes and organizes information about one's world.

A. Schemas
B. Networks
C. Hierarchies
D. Data designs


A. Schemas

Psychology

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A hungry baby who stops crying when his mother picks him up, because he has learned to associate being picked up with being fed, demonstrates which type of learning?

A. classical conditioning B. operant conditioning C. habituation D. modeling

Psychology

According to the sociocognitive model (SCM) of dissociative identity disorder (DID), the disorder develops ____

a. as the result of extreme abuse in early childhood b. as the result of unethical therapeutic practices c. through a biological predisposition d. by learning about from the mass media

Psychology

Although many myths persist about brain differences in women and men, differences in brains may be the result of blank, which is the brain's ability to change in response to aspects of the environment and learning experiences

a. social learning b. plasticity c. evolution d. mating strategies

Psychology

Canadian researcher Hans Selye made which of the following important contributions to the field of health psychology?

a) The distinction between distress and eustress b) The distinction between stressors that are psychogenic or neurogenic c) The distinction between the effects of controllable and uncontrollable stressors d) The "goodness of fit" hypothesis

Psychology