In a study by Carey and Bartlett (1978), children were presented with a blue-colored tray and an olive-colored tray, and they were asked to get the "chromium" tray, not the blue one
All of the children retrieved the olive tray, thus inferring that "chromium" referred to the olive color. Later, when asked the color of the olive tray, children responded by saying "chromium." This is an example of ___.
a. semantic bootstrapping
b. overlapping
c. fast mapping
d. overgeneralization
C
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Taylor believes his behavior is guided by his own self-image and that he has the power to control his own fate and reach his full potential. Taylor has adopted which psychological perspective?
a. behavioristic b. cognitive c. psychodynamic d. humanistic
Amobarbital, pentobarbital, secobarbital, and tuinal are examples of
a. stimulants. b. hallucinogens. c. barbiturates. d. amphetamines.
You locate a vending machine and deposit your last bit of change to buy a candy bar. Then you press the button, and nothing happens. You press the other buttons, try the coin return, and look for an attendant. Still nothing happens. Impulsively, you give the machine a little kick, and out pops a candy bar plus 75 cents. Because your kick produced food and money, the odds of repeating the "kicking
response" increase. This situation illustrates a. classical conditioning. b. vicarious conditioning. c. the law of association. d. the law of effect.
As children, individuals who have antisocial personality disorder often
A) are cruel to their classmates. B) torture animals. C) destroy property. D) violate rules. E) do all of these.