With regard to determinants of language learning, behaviourists do NOT focus on:
A) extinction.
B) shaping.
C) biological preparedness.
D) reinforcement.
C) biological preparedness.
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is most consistent with which of the following metaphors that Lea and Webley proposed to explain the human motivation towards the pursuit of money? a. instinct b. tool c. drug d. bank
_____ variables are those variables in an experiment that are expected to change as a result of changes in the variable manipulated by the researcher.
A. Internal B. External C. Independent D. Dependent
Macrae, Stangor and Milne (1994) asked students to list their thoughts about a "child abuser," and then to locate various personality trait words in a puzzle. The researchers found that
a. the emotion associated with thinking about a child abuser slowed reaction times b. students were unable to find words associated with child abusers c. students found more words that were consistent with the category than were inconsistent d. students had difficulty accessing a stereotype of a child abuser
Which of the following statements best illustrates the principle of contralaterality?
a) Motor control of the right hand is usually located in the left hemisphere b) Severing the corpus callosum disrupts the ability to detect sensory information that is presented to only one hemisphere. c) Processing of many language functions is located in the left hemisphere for most people. d) Olfactory information is generally processed via ipsilateral connections.