An approach to cognitive development that seeks to identify the ways individuals take in, use, and store information is called __________
a) information processing
b) cognitive neuroscience
c) social-cognitive learning
d) bioecological processing
Answer: a
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following illnesses does Wendy suffer? a. AIDS b. rubella c. syphilis d. genital herpes
_____ are general beliefs and premises about oneself, the social and physical environment, and the spiritual world
a) Attributions b) Social norms c) Attitudes d) Social axioms
Alice developed a fear of the water when she fell out of a canoe two summers ago. Then she took swimming lessons and she thought she had finally overcome her fear of water. Alice was eagerly looking forward to an upcoming vacation at the lake. However, as soon as she stepped back into a canoe, she was instantly terrified again. The reappearance of Alice's fear of water illustrates the classical
conditioning process referred to as: a. extinction b. conditioned inhibition c. spontaneous recovery d. overjustification
In the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart, identical twins were found to be
A. very similar in all characteristics studied, regardless of whether they were raised together or apart. B. similar in some characteristics studied, but not all, regardless of whether they were raised together or apart. C. similar in all characteristics studied only if they were raised together. D. similar in some characteristics studied, but not all, only if they were raised together.