In their study, Thompson and Russell demonstrated that two-year-old infants are able to reproduce an action even when no model is present to demonstrate the action. This ability is referred to as

a. incidental learning.
b. emulation.
c. imitation.
d. conditioning.


B

Psychology

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a. bipolar depression. b. generalized anxiety disorder. c. borderline personality disorder. d. antisocial personality disorder.

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Jonah and Eli are having a conversation about how the brain works. Jonah maintains that the brain must be much more active when a person is focused and attending to a problem, while Eli points out that the brain operates with the same activity no matter how focused a person is. Who is right?

a. ?Neither is right, because the brain exhibits about 5% more activity when a person is focused compared to when they are unfocused. b. ?Jonah is right, as the brain shows between an 80 and 85% increase in activity when a person is focused compared to when they are unfocused. c. ?Eli is right, because the brain activity level does not change at all when a person’s focus level changes. d. ?Neither is right, because the brain actually exhibits 10 to 15% lessactivity when a person is focused compared to when they are unfocused.

Psychology

When infant mortality rates in a country are greater for females than for males, selective female infanticide must be considered as a plausible reason

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

Light enters the eye through the _______

a. cornea b. pupil c. iris d. retina

Psychology