While changing her tire, Marguerite bumped the hubcap and all of the lug nuts fell into a storm sewer. After fretting for several minutes, she suddenly realized she could remove one lug nut from each of the other three tires to temporarily mount the spare until she could get to a service station. This is an example of
a. superstitious behavior.
b. insight learning.
c. spontaneous recovery.
d. shaping.
e. latent learning.
b
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a. ?a tendency toward depression b. ?an external locus of control c. ?an internal locus of control d. ?a subjective expectations and experiences e. ?a low locus of control
Why can we consider Tolman one of the early cognitive psychologists?
A. Because he used behavior to infer mental processes B. Because of his focus on measuring behavior C. Because he focused on the stimulus-response connections in the rat's mind during his maze experiment D. Because of his interest in operant conditioning
Researchers using the twin study method take advantage of which naturally occurring phenomenon?
A. Monozygotic twins have identical genes. B. Dizygotic twins have similar genes. C. Monozygotic twins are often treated alike by parents. D. Dizygotic twins are more alike genetically than typical siblings.
Which of the following types of memory prevents our minds from collecting useless names, dates, telephone numbers, and other trivia?
a. sensory memory b. short-term memory c. procedural memory d. implicit memory