When people read their horoscopes, they often believe these flattering descriptions of themselves, a tendency referred to as
a. the Barnum effect.
b. astrologer's dilemma.
c. the confirmation bias.
d. uncritical acceptance
D
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Which of the following is a cognitive theorist MOST likely to study?
a. How children confront and resolve developmental crises in their lives b. How id, ego, and superego work together to form a healthy personality c. How patterns of reinforcement and punishment promote learning d. How children perceive and mentally represent the world
Learning by consequences occurs during
a. respondent conditioning. b. insight learning. c. classical conditioning. d. operant conditioning.
Which of the following are the last things for which children develop disgust?
a. people who frighten them c. the animal reminder category b. core disgusts d. social and moral infractions
Darrius can button his shirt, pour juice into a glass, and draw pictures with crayons. These abilities are called ______.
A. fine motor skills B. gross motor skills C. cognition D. lateralization