Cross-cultural research has shown that children raised in nomadic cultures, which move frequently from place to place:
a. acquire motor skills earlier than children raised in single, fixed locales
b. acquire verbal skills earlier than children raised in single, fixed locales
c. acquire spatial skills earlier than children raised in single, fixed locales
d. all of these choices
C
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b. stability. c. discontinuity. d. context-specific development.
According to Skinner, most operant conditioning applications involve:
a. both punishment and positive reinforcement. b. extinction. c. positive reinforcement. d. both positive and negative reinforcement.
Which individual is engaged in an act of juvenile delinquency?
a. A 25-year-old speeding in a car b. A 15-year-old in a drive-by shooting c. A 10-year-old failing a math test d. A 5-year-old not being put into kindergarten
Research suggests that the ___________ approach to categorization works best for small categories (e.g., U.S. presidents).
A. semantic network B. definitional C. prototype D. exemplar