Decision making refers to selecting an alternative from various possible courses of thought or action
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Which of the following is the best definition of genotype?
a. structures in a cell's nucleus that house a person's genes b. observable physical and behavioral characteristics c. a trait influenced by multiple genes interacting in complex ways d. basic unit of heredity that contains a person's genetic code e. an organism's genetic code
Cosmo worked on a difficult calculus problem for several hours to no avail. He decided to take a break from his labors by taking a bath. Midway through his bath, he jumped up and shouted, "Eureka, I solved the problem!" He then ran to his desk and made the calculations. Cosmo allowed __________ to help him overcome the __________ that impeded solution
a. incubation; mental set c. insight; mental set b. a rest period; functional fixedness d. incubation; functional fixedness
Three-month-old Natasha shook her new rattle vigorously; however, after a short time she would appear bored with the new toy and would stop playing with it. If her mother gave her a different rattle, she would again play. This illustrates
a. habit. c. disinterest. b. boredom. d. habituation.
Consider again John Watson's famous quote: "Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select."
Discuss how this quote is relevant to his work with 11-month-old Albert. What will be an ideal response?