What happens if an animal eats an unfamiliar food and becomes ill many minutes later?
a. It immediately learns to avoid that food
b. It fails to learn anything, because of the long delay.
c. It becomes even more likely than usual to eat that food again.
d. It learns to avoid all familiar foods.
a
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Jay's high school is focused on improving outcomes for high school students. One way to do this is by __________.
A. creating lower-track classes with easier material for students who are struggling B. sticking to proven standardized tests that are supplied along with curriculum materials for teachers C. giving students challenging assignments that resemble work they would do in college or a career D. increasing the school's size from small to moderate
Why do researchers believe color deficiencies often have genetic causes?
a) Dietary patterns affect color deficiencies. b) More males than females exhibit color deficiencies. c) Color perception changes somewhat as we get older. d) Color deficiencies are more common in some cultures.
What do sociobiologists study?
A) How people and animals have evolved to form close attachments between people and some species of animals B) How animals' biological qualities and genes have changed over time C) The reasons for the evolution of animal social behaviors D) The differences between the genetic material in a human versus other primates E) The effect that humans have on the environment natural to our species
A child wants to build a bridge between two chairs for toy cars to drive over. The child tries four different ways of connecting wooden blocks before finding a method that works. The next time the child plays with the cars, the child builds a bridge in the same way that was successful the previous time. Which of the following assumptions of most information-processing approaches is this child illustrating?
a. Precise analysis of change mechanisms is essential for growth. b. Change is produced by a process of continuous self-modification. c. Knowledge should be characterized in great detail. d. Thinking is limited in terms of the amount of information that can be attended to simultaneously.