In a short-term memory task, chess masters organized a view of a chess board in terms of recognizable patterns rather than individual pieces. The technique being used is:
a. chunking
b. method of loci
c. transfer appropriate processing
d. distributed practice
A
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Joshua is a 14-year-old child with Down syndrome. If he is like other children with this syndrome, he is likely to follow which course of development?
a. He will meet the same developmental milestones as his peers but at a much slower rate. b. He will follow a similar path of development as same-aged peers but plateau at the point where tasks require higher-level thinking skills. c. He will never accomplish developmental tasks that require language, social interactions, or other adaptive behavior skills. d. It is unlikely that he will accomplish the same developmental skills as same-aged peers even with intense and early intervention.
According to Hull, the probability of a learned response was called ____ and was a function of both the amount of drive present and the number of times the response had been reinforced in the situation plus other intervening variables.
a. habit strength b. reaction potential c. operant level d. reaction threshold
The second step in systematic desensitization involves:
a. helping the client to deal with transference and resistance b. training the client in deep muscle relaxation c. helping the client to build an anxiety hierarchy d. working through an anxiety hierarchy
What is a more sophisticated, advanced approach—assimilation or accommodation? Why?
What will be an ideal response?