Maryann's mother asks her to go clean up her room, and Maryann promptly ignores the instruction. Her mother asks her again, and the outcome is the same. After a third attempt, this time with a bit of volume, Maryann starts whining that she doesn't want to clean up her room. Her mother finally gives up and says, "Fine, if you want to live in a filthy room, that's your choice.". Maryann's mother
has inadvertently increased the likelihood that Maryann will whine when asked to do a chore via the
a. negative reinforcement trap.
b. positive punishment matrix.
c. positive reinforcement gambit.
d. negative punishment stratagem.
a
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Suppose that you are calculating your recent expenses, and you are adding up five 2-digit numbers in your head. As you begin to calculate the final sum, you feel that you've reached the limits of your memory. This strain can be traced to
a. the difficulty of keeping all this material in your working memory. b. the difficulty of transferring material from working memory to long-term memory. c. a conflict between top-down and bottom-up processing. d. material that is larger than the span of sensory memory.
Which of the following does NOT support the idea of multiple intelligences?
A) Head injury can lead to the loss of one ability but not others. B) People who score highly on intelligence tests often excel in a number of areas. C) Intelligent people vary a great deal in terms of physical, social, and artistic skills. D) Savants may have low mental capacities, but excel at specific abilities.