When Mattea yawned in class, her professor told her not to feel guilty because this is an unlearned reflexive behavior. What theory of motivation was her professor trying to demonstrate?
a) drive reduction theory
b) instinct theory
c) optimal arousal theory
d) Maslow’s theory
b) instinct theory
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Miller (2010) indicated that children's difficulty with the three-mountain task may be due more to ____ than to ____
a. the demands of the task? egocentrism b. egocentrism? the demands of the task c. irreversibility? egocentrism d. being in a laboratory environment? egocentrism
Regarding sexuality during old age,
a. men peak sexually in their 40s while women peak sexually in their 60s. b. the majority of old women lose interest in sex entirely. c. sexual activity is most common when a person is married (versus divorced). d. only a very small minority (less than 5%) of people over age 70 continue to engage in sexual intercourse.
Jesse's home life was extremely stressful and physically abusive until he was placed in foster care at the age of 6. Upon entering the first grade, it became apparent that Jesse suffered some learning and memory deficits
Which of the following would best explain these deficits? The neurons in Jesse's brain are lacking myelination. Jesse's hippocampus failed to develop correctly. Jesse's hypothalamus is probably overdeveloped. Jesse's corpus callosum is most likely thinner than it should
Which proposes that perception and action are central to cognition?
a. interpretation-based processing theory c. working memory capacity b. spreading activation d. embodied cognition