Mr. Williams argues that there is no use trying to teach a 3-year-old to read because children of this age have not yet developed neural structures adequate for this task
Instead, he says that children will learn to read much faster and with less effort when they are 5 years old. His argument is based on the concept of:
a. practice
b. functional subordination
c. automaticity
d. readiness
d
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Of the following, the frustration-aggression hypothesis would probably be least effective as an explanation for
a. instrumental aggression. b. emotional aggression. c. a strong correlation between economic conditions and prejudice toward minority groups. d. examples of "road rage.".
Sarah is on a committee to hire a new person for the social science department. As she interviews one candidate, she discovers that this engaging, very knowledgeable young man did his research in Sarah's area of expertise. Fearing that he might outshine her at the university, Sarah votes to hire another less qualified job candidate. Sarah's choice was most likely determined due to
a. Sarah ignoring the base rate. b. her unconscious mind. c. her emotions. d. her tendency to use the representativeness heuristic.
Nicotine acts in the brain by
A. increasing serotonin reuptake. B. enhancing GABA's inhibitory effects. C. reducing blood flow to the cerebral cortex. D. first stimulating and then blocking cholinergic receptors.
A(n) __________ disorder is a mental disorder in which a person feels stress and/or worry all of the time without any identifiable reason
a. stress-related b. mood c. eating d. anxiety