Carl,a 13-Year-Old,is Overweight and Is Not Motivated to Lose Weight

question 43

Multiple Choice

Carl,a 13-year-old,is overweight and is not motivated to lose weight.In order to persuade him to lose weight,Carl's parents first ask him to go for walks twice a day for an hour each.He flatly refuses.Alternatively,they ask him to play basketball once a day to which he readily agrees.In the context of psychology,this scenario illustrates ________.

• A)the lowball technique
• B)the door-in-the-face technique
• C)the primacy effect
• D)the recency effect

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Definitions:

Sensorimotor Problem

A challenge or issue in developmental psychology referring to the difficulty infants have integrating sensory information with motor actions.

Object Permanence Problem

A developmental stage in infants where they learn that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight.

Cognitive Stages

The phases of cognitive development proposed by theorists like Jean Piaget, marking the progression of thought processes and abilities from infancy through adulthood.

Cognitive Skills

Psychological capabilities that are required for processing information, such as attention, memory, reasoning, and problem-solving.