Which of the following statements is true about learning using habituation versus operant conditioning?
A) In operant conditioning studies, infants retain certain information over much longer time spans than they do in habituation research.
B) Although habituation research tells us more about infant perceptual and cognitive capacities than operant conditioning, its findings are not clear-cut.
C) Operant conditioning studies reveals more about infant perceptual and cognitive capacities than habituation research.
D) Operant conditioning studies are a more reliable predictor of later intelligence than habituation and recovery.
B
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A) elderspeak. B) lazy communication style. C) oldster speak. D) ageist language.
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