Infants Tend to Do Things That Feel Good

question 33

Multiple Choice

Infants tend to do things that feel good. This is in accord with what Freud called:

• A) reflex.
• B) the pleasure principle.
• C) primary process thought.
• D) secondary process thought.

Recognize the concept and application of preattentive and attentive processes in perception.

Learn about the limitations and capacities of human attention, including the attentional blink and change blindness phenomena.

Comprehend the concept of problem-solving and awareness of one's own thought process in cognitive psychology.

Grasp the significance and difficulties of measuring cognitive processes and thoughts directly.

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Definitions:

Peripheral Details

Information that is not central to the main subject but surrounds or complements it, often enhancing understanding or context.

Stored Information

Data or knowledge kept in the brain or another storage system, which can be retrieved when necessary.

Memory Recall

The process by which information is retrieved from past memories or learned data.

Miller

Refers to George A. Miller, a psychologist known for his work on the magical number seven, plus or minus two, related to the limits of human memory capacity.