An American of Mexican ancestry and an American of Japanese ancestry, college roommates, talk a lot about how to balance their own visions of careers with family commitments to their parents and grandparents. They are experiencing differences in viewpoint between:
a. racial status and gender status.
b. spirituality and religion.
c. individualistic and collectivistic cultures.
d. acculturation and identity development.
c
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Regarding children's language development, Noam Chomsky noted that children generate many sentences they have never heard before. From this, he concluded that language development is driven largely by
A. an inborn biological program. B. cultural influences. C. classical conditioning. D. operant conditioning.
B. F. Skinner designed an educational practice based on operant conditioning. This practice worked on the assumption that complex tasks that involve conceptual learning along with motor skills can be broken down into small steps. This design was called
a. programmed learning. c. motor learning. b. operant learning. d. conceptual learning.
Exocytosis is the process that results in
A. the generation of action potentials. B. the release of neurochemicals by the presynaptic neuron. C. reuptake of released neurotransmitter substance. D. the interaction of a molecule of neurotransmitter and a receptor site.
During the months prior to the last presidential election, Wynn spent most of his free time at events supporting the republican candidate. He participated in the campaigning, went door to door in support of this candidate,
and fully immersed himself in his goal to have the republican candidate elected. The day before the election he told his wife, "I just know that our candidate is going to win. Everyone says they are going to vote for him!" Wynn is very surprised the next day, however, when his candidate loses. Which of the following tendencies explains why Wynn was so sure his candidate would win? a. The hindsight bias b. The false consensus effect c. The A-not-B error d. The nature/nurture mistake