Four-year-old Astrid does not like to get dressed early in the morning to go to day care, so rather than simply telling her to put on the clothes he laid out the night before, her father has begun to lay out several outfits and, in the morning, asking her which outfit she wants to wear that day. Astrid's father is making use of the idea of ____

a. the status quo
b. omission bias
c. reactance
d. dissonance

C

Psychology

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Noam Chomsky contended that

a. language is almost wholly a matter of social learning. b. biological factors play a relatively minor role in language development. c. there is an inborn biological propensity that guides language learning. d. reinforcement is the main factor in language learning.

Psychology

Forebrain is to ____ as hindbrain is to ____

a. alertness and attention; language, thought, and memory b. serotonin-based systems; dopamine-based systems c. higher mental functions; basic bodily functions and instincts d. visual and spatial abilities; emotions and motivation

Psychology