Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The law of continuity states that we tend to segment our visual world into figure and ground.
2. The neutral stimulus becomes the conditioned stimulus that elicits a response after repeatedly being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
3. In observational learning we learn by watching others and then imitating what they do or say. Research suggests this imitative learning involves a neuron called the mirror neuron.
4. Phonemes are combined to form morphemes, which are the smallest units of language that convey some type of meaning.
5. The algorithm method of problem solving is a general framework in which you would use mental shortcuts to solve problems.


1. False
This statement is false. The principle of figure-ground relationship states that we tend to segment our visual world into figure and ground.
2. True
This statement is true. The neutral stimulus becomes the conditioned stimulus that elicits a response after repeatedly being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
3. True
This statement is true. In observational learning we learn by watching others and then imitating what they do or say. Research suggests this imitative learning involves a neuron called the mirror neuron.
4. True
This statement is true. Phonemes are combined to form morphemes, which are the smallest units of language that convey some type of meaning.
5. False
This statement is false. The heuristic method of problem solving is a general framework in which you would use mental shortcuts to solve problems.

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