While teaching his daughter the letters of the alphabet, Vern would pronounce each letter as he showed it to her and then encourage her to repeat what he said. He then began to pronounce the letters more softly, with the result that she eventually pronounced them on her own just by seeing the letter. In this scenario, Vern applied a method called _________. One problem with this method is that

the learning that results from this procedure tends to be (inflexible/too flexible) _________.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


errorless discrimination training; inflexible

Psychology

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a. children. c. the youth. b. adults. d. the elderly.

Psychology

Alcohol dependence is a chronic, progressive disorder marked by

a. a growing compulsion and impaired control over drinking that eventually interferes with health and social behavior. b. heavy consumption of alcohol. c. a self-control problem due to disease. d. all of these.

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Suppose you want to find out if using cell phones while driving a car affects the likelihood of having an accident. One's familiarity with the car used in the experiment would be a(n) __________variable

a. independent b. control c. extraneous d. dependent

Psychology

Dr. Rabinowitz believes that the best way to understand the world is through the use of logical reasoning. Dr. Rabinowitz is most likely to be:

A) a psychologist B) a philosopher C) a physiologist D) a political scientist

Psychology