Cognitive-developmental theories explain knowledge acquisition as the
a. emergence of psychological structures that influence how the child interprets experience.
b. result of reinforced patterns of behavior.
c. expression of species-specific patterns of behavior.
d. resolution of conflicts derived from biological drives.
A
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response summation refers to
a. the combination (summation) of the response strengths of an explicitly excitatory stimulus (the bell) and an explicitly inhibitory stimulus (the tone) in a single trial (Stage 2). b. the growing value of the movement ratio on both Type A and Type C trials in Stage 1. c. the growing value of CS response strength on Type A and Type C trials in Stage 1. d. the fact that the sum of the movement ratios on the two trials in Stage 2 was about equal to the movement ratios on both Type A and Type C trials in Stage 1.
As a "neglected" child, Juno should expect to be ____ by her peers
a. bullied b. disliked c. ignored d. feared
In event sampling, the observer records
A) all instances of a particular behavior during a specified time period. B) all behaviors that occur during a specified time period. C) whether certain behaviors occur during a sample of short time intervals. D) similar behavior patterns in participants who are the same age.
Inspired by functionalism, some present-day psychologists argue that behaviors that serve an adaptive purpose are more likely to occur and can be passed down due to genetics. What is this perspective known as?
A. Evolutionary B. Psychodynamic C. Humanistic D. Cognitive