When the teacher asked, "How many inches are there in a mile?" Carmen answered without having to pause to compute the number of inches in a foot. Carmen's skill is an example of which cognitive ability?
A) Metacognition
B) Elaboration
C) Automaticity
D) Conservation
C
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What will be an ideal response?
The use of consequence manipulations to increase a target behavior involves all of the following except:
a. providing reinforcers for alternative behavior b. eliminating reinforcers for alternative behavior c. providing reinforcers for the target behavior d. eliminating punishers for the target behavior
Imagine that a blindfolded "split brain" patient is exposed to flower-scented
perfume with her left nostril plugged. She is then asked to choose between a plastic flower, a cup and a book using her right hand. What is she most likely to do? (a) Pick up the plastic flower (b) Pick up the cup (c) Pick up the book (d) Pick up the plastic flower about one third of the time, the cup about one third of the time, and the book about one third of the time
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a. optic chiasm b. optic nerve c. occipital lobe d. blind spot