By definition, attention determines
a. general intelligence
b. the attainment of formal operational thought.
c. which sensory information receives additional cognitive processing.
d. the belief in animism.
c
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a. 6 c. 48 b. 12 d. 54
Nick wants to encourage his 6-year-old daughter, Anna, to help with family chores. He makes an outline of a rainbow with seven bands so that Anna can color in a band each time she does a chore. If she does seven chores in a week, coloring in the full rainbow, she gets $1. Nick’s technique demonstrates which methods?
a. ?habituation, positive punishment, and a fixed interval schedule b. ?shaping, negative reinforcement, and a variable interval schedule c. ?chaining, negative punishment, and a variable ratio schedule d. ?a token economy, positive reinforcement, and a fixed ratio schedule
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replies. "I don't want to live like this." Her therapist counters, "Then you realize if you committed to a year of therapy, that means you cannot commit suicide or the therapy can't work. Do you understand this?" What type of therapy is Shana probably receiving? a. Short-term psychodynamic therapy b. Cognitive-behavioral therapy c. Psychoanalysis d. Dialectical behavior therapy
Which two principles of Piaget's moral development theory are most closely related?
a. Immanent justice and premorality b. Premorality and formal operational thinking c. Expiatory punishment and autonomous morality d. Premorality and reciprocal punishment