Susan remembered that when her infant daughter first saw a set of keys, she stared at them intensely. However, as she looked at them longer, she became used to them and seemed to no longer find them interesting. This change in responsiveness illustrates the learning process known as:
a. habituation
b. shaping
c. stimulus generalization
d. sensitization
A
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Teachers should be aware that students learn in different ways, which are referred to as
a. task implementations. b. learning strategies. c. learning styles. d. learning temperaments.
If both variables are measured on a nominal scale, what type of correlation coefficient is appropriate?
a. Spearman's rank-order correlation coefficient b. Phi coefficient c. Point-biserial correlation coefficient d. None, because correlations cannot be computed on nominal data
The authors of the text would assert that differential diagnoses are important for which of the following reasons?
a. An accurate diagnosis leads to more effective funding sources. b. Researchers must be able to recruit a child with a specific diagnosis to participate in research. c. An accurate diagnosis can lead to more effective interventions. d. Diagnosticians must agree on a specific diagnosis in order to access appropriate educational services.
Paul assumes that his adolescent son shares his values of hard work and financial frugality. Yet his son drifts from job to job, spending all the money he earns. In his assumptions, Paul is demonstrating
the dual-process model of thinking. egocentrism. the sunk cost fallacy. analytic thought.