A Study by Dywan & Bowers That Examined the Accuracy

question 183

Multiple Choice

A study by Dywan & Bowers that examined the accuracy of recall of black and white drawings under hypnosis found that:

• A) the hypnotized group reported fewer incorrect items than the nonhypnotized group.
• B) the hypnotized group reported more incorrect items than the nonhypnotized group.
• C) the hypnotized group reported no new memories under hypnosis.
• D) both the hypnotized and nonhypnotized groups reported the same number of incorrect items.

Grasp the basic principles of behaviorist perspective, including reinforcement and punishment.

Comprehend the broad domains of development: perceptual, cognitive, moral, social, motor, and physical.

Recognize the significant debate between nature and nurture and their combined influence on development.

Identify methods and perspectives used by developmental psychologists to study growth and change.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic action or feeling that occurs in response to a stimulus without prior learning or conditioning.

Punisher

An entity or stimulus that decreases the likelihood of a behavior recurring by administering an adverse response or outcome.

Negative Reinforcer

A stimulus whose removal after a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future.

Shaping

A technique in behavioral psychology involving the successive reinforcement of behaviors that approximate the desired behavior.