Which of the following is NOT true regarding newborns' sensory abilities at birth?
a. Newborns have some trouble listening for certain kinds of sounds
b. Newborns have no sense of smell at birth
c. Newborns can experience pain
d. Newborns can distinguish taste sensations
B
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Which of the following is the best explanation of how attitudes may influence gender differences on cognitive tasks?
a. Children tend to react against their parents' stereotypes, especially during adolescence, so girls become overconfident about their math ability. b. Boys perceive themselves as being more competent than girls, as far as math ability, so this self-confidence can improve their performance. c. Boys react more strongly when they experience stereotype threat, and so they frequently provide a quick answer that is incorrect. d. Because boys are more impulsive than girls, they are less likely to develop negative attitudes about cognitive tasks.
You want to change the behavior of your roommate. You decide to reward his behaviors that you like and punish his behaviors that you do not like. You are using:
A. latent learning B. cognitive learning C. operant conditioning D. classical conditioning
In classical conditioning, the neutral stimulus triggers the conditioned response
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
As a young child, you could not read, but through many reinforcing experiences with your parents and teachers, you learned to read and still can. This is most consistent with which definition of learning?
a. behaviorist c. complex b. cognitive d. instinctive