The "biological process of thinking" would be best associated with
a. neuroticism
b. the mechanics of intelligence.
c. cultural influences.
d. the pragmatics of intelligence.
b
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Regarding the major contemporary perspectives in psychology, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The behavioral perspective focuses on observable actions and the influences of learning processes in behavior. b. The humanistic perspective emphasizes the importance of subjective conscious experience and personal responsibility and freedom. c. The physiological perspective examines how behavior and mental experience is shaped by biological processes and the workings of the brain and nervous system. d. The sociocultural perspective focuses on mental processes that allow us to gain knowledge about ourselves and the world. e. The psychodynamic perspective suggests that our psychology is shaped by unconscious motives and conflicts outside the range of ordinary awareness.
Goldfield found that a motivator for crawling is
a. interesting visual stimuli that are out of reach. b. fear of the visual cliff. c. boredom or loneliness. d. parental coaxing.
In _____ training, a rat is taught the bar press a lever on a schedule of reinforcement. Then independently the rat is subjected to parings of time and shock. Afterward, the rat will suppress bar pressing when the tone is on (with no shock)
a. classical conditioning b. aversion test c. conditioned emotional response d. operant conditioning
According to Erikson, if a 9-year old elementary school child fails to succeed in learning new skills and knowledge, the result may be the development of a sense of:
a) stagnation. b) inferiority. c) shame and doubt. d) role confusion.