Dr. Andrews is a researcher interested in studying newborn vision. She wants to know if infants see objects that move and how well they can follow objects with their eyes. What strategy should Dr. Andrews use?
A. preferential looking
B. habituation and dishabituation
C. brain imaging
D. visual tracking
Answer: D
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a. inhibited sexual desire. b. inhibited sexual arousal. c. premature sexual satisfaction. d. hypoactive sexual arousal.
Social-cognitive theory differs from behaviorism in that social-cognitive theory argues that
a. rewards shape behaviors. b. the ego follows the moral principle. c. wants and desires are the result of our environment. d. people influence their environments.
Epigenetic research has shown that mice who learn to associate a smell with an incoming shock
A. have grandchildren who fear the smell. B. have offspring with stronger gene expression. C. have offspring who are less fearful of the smell than normal mice. D. have offspring who are less susceptible to shock.
Glinda jingles her keys in front of baby Elphaba's face, and she watches and smiles. Glinda continues to bring her keys up and jingle them in front of Elphaba because she appears to enjoy this game. After a while, though, Elphaba seems to lose interest in the game and no longer focuses on the keys when Glinda jingles them. This illustrates the process of
a. cross-modal perception. b. constancy. c. preferential looking. d. habituation.