Su-yin is 6 years old, and needs help with holding down a piece of paper as she cuts the tree shape with her scissors. She raises her hand and asks the teacher for help. The teacher comes over and helps Su-yin hold the paper. Su-yin likely established a secure attachment to a caregiver as an infant, and therefore her internal working model will say

Fifteen-year-old Juanita wants to skip school because she is having a bad hair day and is convinced that everybody will notice and think badly of her. Which aspect of adolescent egocentrism (think Piaget’s stages) is Juanita experiencing

The exemplar theory of categorization holds that:

As children watched, Dr. Vallance poured the same amount of juice into two identical glasses. Then Dr. Vallance poured the juice from one of those glasses into a taller, narrower glass. When asked which glass now has more juice, children in the PREoperational stage say that:

The rational choice theory of decision making predicts that our judgments will vary depending on:

Upon arriving at work, Bailey suddenly becomes aware that she must have zoned out because she doesn’t remember anything about her 20-minute drive. Bailey was _____ during the drive.

The SMALLEST unit of sound that is recognizable as speech rather than as random noise is:

Angie’s bad-tempered boss wears a particular type of fragrance every day. She is usually uncomfortable in her boss’s presence, given that they are surly and grouchy. One day, Angie was at the mall when she smelled the same fragrance. The smell triggered a momentary feeling of uneasiness. In this example, which factor served as the unconditioned stimulus?

When 3-year-old LaRhonda threw a tantrum over the candy she wanted, her parents gave it to her so that LaRhonda would calm down. Unfortunately, LaRhonda’s temper tantrums probably have been:

Which consideration is an essential feature of learning?