Spitz' classic study of infants in an orphanage showed that institutionalized children who receive little or no social stimulation:
a. appeared depressed and lethargic.
b. showed great interest in adults when given more stimulation.
c. were profoundly retarded.
d. all of these
Ans: a. appeared depressed and lethargic.
You might also like to view...
Low-density lipoproteins a. clear fat deposits from arteries
b. create sickle-shaped blood cells. c. cause fatty deposits that can lead to blocked arteries. d. are found in high concentrations in many green vegetables.
Every time Brandy drops a cricket into the cage of her pet tarantula, Chompers, he begins to salivate. Brandy has gotten in the habit of playing her favorite CD when she feeds Chompers. After several pairings of the cricket and her favorite CD, all Brandy has to do is play the CD and Chompers begins to salivate. In this example, Chompers's salivating to the fresh, wriggling cricket is a(n)
A. unconditioned stimulus. B. conditioned stimulus. C. unconditioned response. D. conditioned response.
Research in which chimpanzees are trained to use language reveals all of the following EXCEPT that
a. chimpanzees can be taught to communicate using gestures. b. chimpanzees use longer sentences only because they repeat themselves c. chimpanzees cannot master anything beyond the simplest of grammatical rules. d. acquisition of language by humans need not involve any innate mechanisms.
What is the name of a neurotransmitter important for memory formation?
What will be an ideal response?