Tom always calls his grandfather when he wants some help figuring out a difficult problem in his life. Paul Baltes would say that Tom is seeking his grandfather's
A. favor.
B. practicality.
C. provisional knowledge.
D. wisdom.
Answer: D
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A. conditioned response B. conditioned stimulus C. unconditioned response D. unconditioned stimulus
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a. frequency theory b. Young-Helmholtz theory c. place theory d. opponent-process theory
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A) it was free from explanations involving the mind. B) Thorndike's measurements were observable. C) the law of effect stressed the importance of expectancy. D) Thorndike's procedure could quantify the rate of learning.
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