The information processing approach to cognitive development is inspired by the analogy of the

On what type of reinforcement schedule would you receive 5 points for every 10 vocabulary words you learn?

a) fixed-ratio 5 b) fixed-ratio 10 c) variable-ratio 5 d) variable-ratio 10

Linus, Adjoa, and Jelani were all asked by their professor to

take 60 seconds and list as many different uses for a note card as they could think of in that time frame. Jelani came up with six uses and Linus came up with five. Adjoa, however, was able to come up with fourteen uses for a note card. Based on the research, which of the following is likely true of Adjoa? a) She is a convergent thinker. b) She prefers to think in a conventional manner. c) She experienced a mental set. d) She is a divergent thinker.