______ is the process of learning through the modification of one’s mental structure to adapt to the new demands of the environment.
A. heterotypic stability
B. accommodation
C. Degeneration
D. assimilation
Ans: B
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In brain imaging studies, people with antisocial personality disorder showed relatively little activity in the amygdala, which normally ____.?
a. ?consolidates information from short-term to long-term memory b. ?triggers the fight-or-flight response c. ?participates in recognition of fear and other negative emotions in others d. ?inhibits poor judgment and impulsivity
While reading a book about Sigmund Freud, you come upon the term "psychosomatic.". You cannot quite figure out the meaning of the word from the context in which it is used, and so you bring to mind your rudimentary knowledge of the parts of the word. You know that "psycho" has to do with the mind or with thinking, and you also know that "somatic" has to do with the body. Looking back at the book, you come to the conclusion that "psychosomatic" has to do with the mind's influence on one's physical state. You have just relied on
a. selective accommodation. b. selective encoding. c. selective comparison. d. selective search strategies.
According to Piaget, ____________ is an activity that permits the constructions of cognitive schemes through the repetition of a changed motor event
a. circular reaction c. secondary reaction b. primary reaction d. tertiary reaction
Which of the following is a disadvantage associated with experiments?
A. They rely on correlational methods. B. They cannot be replicated. C. They use an artificial atmosphere. D. They cannot show cause and effect.