Jasper is 11 months old and has a vocabulary of approximately 10 words. He is able to distinguish between the colours red and yellow. When Jasper's mother asks him to bring her a blue block that was mixed among red and yellow blocks, Jasper immediately identified a colour that was in contrast to the colours he recognizes. Which process does this scenario illustrate?

A) framing effects
B) syllogistic reasoning
C) functional fixedness
D) fast mapping


D) fast mapping

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Among pitch theories, place theory best explains frequency sounds, frequency theory best explains frequency sounds, and volley principle best explains

a. mid-range; high; low b. high; mid-range; low c. high; low; mid-range d. low; high; mid-range e. low; mid-range; highfrequency sounds.

Psychology

Moral disengagement

a. tends to only be found in individuals with conduct disorders. b. allows a person to justify his or her own immoral behavior. c. is a basic component of the theory of mind. d. is found exclusively in premoral thinkers.

Psychology

Environment affects every human characteristic; without environment, no gene could be expressed

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology

Approximately _________ percent of auditory nerve fibers make connections with outer hair cells, whereas _________ percent make connections with inner hair cells.

A. 5; 95 B. 25; 75 C. 50; 50 D. 95; 5

Psychology