Two-month old Peter is participating in a visual perception study. Every time Peter kicks his
feet up to a presented face, he hears a tape of his mother saying a nursery rhyme. After a
number of repeated trials, the presented face is altered.
Peter's kicking response is then
measured. This is an example of which of the following research methods?
a. Preference technique
b. Habituation
c. Visual Attention
d. Operant conditioning
d. Operant conditioning
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As scientists, psychologists have confidence in theories that
a. have stood the test of time. b. reveal the true nature of human behavior. c. are tied to observable evidence. d. do not rely simply on observation. e. are accepted by the majority of leading scholars.
If kittens are raised in an environment that contains only verticals, you would predict that most of the neurons in their visual cortex would respond best to the visual presentation of a
a. brick wall. b. chain link fence. c. solid wall. d. picket fence.
The key to the partial report method of Sperling's study of iconic memory was to
a. have the participants report the entire matrix of letters they saw as fast as they could. b. have the participants report the entire matrix of letters but mask the letters after presentation with a very bright light. c. cue the participants, using a tone, as to which line of the matrix they were to report. d. test the use of chunking. e. test the use of elaborative rehearsal.
Scientific knowledge is rooted in ______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).