A two-year-old child's family has a pet cat. When they visit the zoo, the child sees a lion and calls it a cat. To modify the child's misunderstanding, what process must occur according to Piaget?
a. accommodation
b. acclamation
c. assimilation
d. adaptation
A
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A) Biofeedback B) Abstinence syndrome C) Tolerance D) Free association
Idiographic research is most effective ____
a. in laboratory studies with nonhuman subjects b. at showing clear cause-and-effect relationships c. in applied clinical work d. when large numbers of participants are used
Ecological validity refers to:
A) whether the results of a laboratory study can be applied to the real world. B) the impact of a scientific study on the environment. C) the degree to which animal research can be applied to humans. D) the degree to which naturalistic research techniques are used.
Individuals who exhibit the characteristic of _____ generally have an expectation that things will turn out well
a) optimism b) hardiness c) Type A behavior pattern d) pessimism