In the context of the information-processing approach to cognitive development, which of the following statements supports the concept of habituation?
A. Learning to interpret symbols is an essential task of childhood.
B. Babies tend to spend more time looking at some visual objects than others.
C. Babies momentarily fail to perceive the relative sizes of objects.
D. Familiarity breeds loss of interest and is likely to cause boredom.
Answer: D
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A) a blend of what we imagine important people in our lives think of us. B) judgments of one's own abilities and behavior in relation to those of others. C) our common, everyday explanations for the causes of behavior. D) global self-esteem and self-recognition.
According to the text, when police use lineup procedures to obtain identifications of criminals from eyewitnesses, which is better, the match-to-suspect approach or the match-to-culprit approach?
a. The match-to-suspect approach—because it does not "burn" eyewitnesses as much. b. The match-to-suspect approach—because it is less likely to "lead" suspects. c. The match-to-culprit approach—because it does not "burn" eyewitnesses as much. d. The match-to-culprit approach—because it is less likely to "lead" suspects.