According to Piaget, when our internal thoughts are consistent with the evidence we are receiving from the world, we are experiencing
a. plasticity.
b. equilibration.
c. cognitive dissonance.
d. fixation.
b
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The ________ allows researchers to make predictions from a person's value on one variable to a person's value on another variable.
A. linear relationship line B. nonlinear relationship line C. line of best fit D. time plot line
Kevin is shown a list of words and asked to remember them for a subsequent learning trial. He is later shown a series of target words (words that were on the previous list) along with distracter words (words that were not on the previous list). In the initial list, Kevin was shown the following words: dog, cat, alligator and mouse. Kevin was then shown the following list of words: dog, cat, rat
and umbrella. If Kevin says that rat was on the original list of words to remember, what psychological phenomenon has he just demonstrated? A. retrograde amnesia B. false recall C. false recognition D. iconic error E. agnosia
Which statement about learning is FALSE?
A) Learning is based on experience. B) Learning produces changes in the organism. C) The changes produced by learning are often temporary. D) Learning may involve the acquisition of a new skill.
Miller-El's conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court because of
A. gender bias in jury selection. B. racial bias in jury selection. C. religious bias in jury selection. D. none of the above