A researcher flashes a picture over and over to infants for a predetermined time that is kept
the same, regardless of whether they become less attentive over time or not. This paradigm is
known as the:
A) criterion-based habituation procedure. B) response expectancy paradigm.
C) recognition memory paradigm. D) fixed trial habituation procedure.
D
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If you wanted your best friend to spend less time talking about her boyfriend, you might leave every time she started talking about him, saying that you just remembered that you had to be somewhere. In the framework of operant conditioning, your frowning would be:
a. positive reinforcement b. positive punishment c. negative reinforcement d. negative punishment
Trichromatic theory is to ____ as opponent-process theory is to____
a. ?cones; ganglion cells b. ?ganglion cells; cones c. ?rods; cones d. ?cones; rods
Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding anxiety?
A. Anxiety is an evolutionary flaw. B. Anxiety used to have a function in our ancestors' time, but is no longer relevant to modern humans C. Anxiety is good for us because it enhances performance D. Anxiety is sometimes good for us; it enhances performance to an extent, but too much of it can hinder performance too.
Which one of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Evidence for validity of a criterion can be gathered using a similar process to that used when establishing evidence of validity of a test based on content. b. Criteria must be representative of the events they are supposed to measure. c. A criterion is valid to the extent that it matches or represents the events in question. d. Unlike tests, reliability or consistency is unimportant for criteria.