According to James, what was the role of free will in determining behavior? Discuss his ideo-motor theory of behavior in your response.
What will be an ideal response?
According to James’s ideo-motor theory of behavior, an idea of a certain action
causes that action to occur. From the ideas of various possible actions, one is selected
for attention, and that is the one that causes behavior and continues to do so as long as
the idea is attended to. The will functions, then, by selecting one from among many
ideas of action we are interested in doing.
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a. feeling happy that class is almost over b. daydreaming about the coming weekend c. gesturing to someone to come over to the group d. remembering the definition of overt behavior
In the Kelly Michaels' case, social scientists prepared an amicus brief
A. dealing with the suggestible nature of the interviewing procedures. B. questioning the child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome. C. offering support for ultimate-opinion testimony being admitted into trial. D. arguing that an expert for the prosecution had gone beyond acceptable limits in her testimony.
The four goals of science serve to direct scientists toward ______.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following statements is true in the context of cognitive development in older adults?
A) Age-related declines in the working memory of older adults do not affect their retrospective memory. B) Older adults tend to do nearly as well as young adults in tasks that assess explicit memory. C) Even if fluid intelligence remained intact, prospective memory of older adults might decline. D) Age-related decline in prospective memory is greatest when the task to be completed is crucial.