Three-year-old Bip talks constantly about the "man in the moon" and she was quite certain that the moon was "following" her. Bip's behavior is a demonstration of __________
a) centration.
b) deferred imitation.
c) animistic thinking.
d) habituation.
c
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Jurors often fail to adequately discount coerced confessions because of
a. the positive coercion bias. b. the fundamental attribution error. c. a sentencing disparity. d. reconstructive memory.
Changes in employee behavior that result from an employee being studied or receiving increased attention from mangers is called the:
a. Hawthorne effect b. Premack principle c. Pygmalion effect d. Peter principle
Which statement would a Gestalt psychologist most likely agree with?
a. ?“When it comes to psychology, sensation’s the thing.” b. ?“The ultimate factor separating humans from other animals is the ability to contemplate existence.” c. ?“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” d. ?“If I think I am conscious, I am conscious.”
Selective comparison is the
a. ability to evaluate new problems by associating them with old information or with problems already solved. b. ability to select information that is relevant to a problem while ignoring distractions. c. ability to bring together seemingly unrelated bits of useful information. d. tendency to get "hung up" on wrong solutions or to become blind to alternatives.