For the last 30 years, Duane Rumbaugh and Sue Savage-Rumbaugh have taught a chimp named Kanzi to communicate using
a. American Sign Language.
b. a computer keyboard with lexigrams.
c. plastic chips arranged on a magnetized board.
d. spoken words.
ANSWER: b
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a. theory of mind b. centration c. ego depletion d. vicarious reinforcement
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A. cyclothymic disorder B. learned helplessness C. cognitive dissonance D. cognitive specificity
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A. Implementation is aided by a lack of availability of coping skills. B. It describes what occurs when the aging brain fails to compensate for losses in certain areas. C. Its success depends on having goals to guide development and resources to make the goals potentially achievable. D. Successful use of this strategy depends on maintaining contact with younger people.
Which of the following statements is true of random sampling?
A. It requires that a participant be included in a sample based on chance alone. B. It mandates that samples of members be chosen with replacement. C. It increases the possibility that a sample is biased by the preferences of the person selecting the sample. D. It leads to certain members of a population having a biased chance of appearing in a sample.