Decay theory suggests that forgetting is due to
a. ineffective encoding.
b. impermanent storage.
c. retrieval failure.
d. interference effects.
B
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A researcher considers herself to be a behavior analyst. She does research on the psychology of learning, using both human and animal participants. It is most likely that this researcher believes that
a. there are few consistent regularities underlying the behavior of animals. b. the laws of learning are universal, occurring in all types of animal species, including humans. c. humans are different from other animal species and are governed by a unique set of learning laws. d. there is a small overlap in the laws of learning that applies to both humans and nonhuman animals.
In their research with dogs that led Seligman and Maier to postulate the concept of learned helplessness, when dogs appeared rigid, listless, and distressed, they were said to be marked by ________ deficits
a. motivational b. emotional c. cognitive d. behavioral
Conditions that contribute to depression among college students include
a. having high aspirations and little prior experience with failure. b. lacking basic skills necessary for academic success and being afraid of failure. c. students leaving their support groups behind back in their hometowns. d. all of these.
The preoperational stage is the _____________ stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development.
a. first b. second c. third d. fourth