Zoe Heard a Child on the Playground Singing, "Fa La

question 177

Multiple Choice

Zoe heard a child on the playground singing, "fa la fa la fa la." Later that evening while the family was eating dinner Zoe started singing, "fa la fa la fa la" just the way she heard it earlier in the day. Zoe is demonstrating:

• A) dishabituation.
• B) habituation.
• C) object permanence.
• D) deferred imitation.

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Definitions:

Stereotyping

Assigning a fixed, generalized idea or identity to individuals based on their membership in a particular group, often leading to prejudgment.

Duplex Mind

The concept that the human mind operates on two levels: automatic, intuitive processing, and deliberate, rational thought.

Automatic System

Part of the cognitive system that is fast, unconscious, and requires minimal effort, as opposed to the effortful, conscious processing system.

Deliberate System

The deliberate system, in psychological theory, refers to one of two systems of thinking: slower, more rational, and conscious thought processes that require effort and deliberation.