Suppose a Child Typically Spends Two Hours a Day Watching

question 24

Multiple Choice

Suppose a child typically spends two hours a day watching television. A parent then allows the child only 30 minutes of free television a day. As a result, the child is now willing to work (e.g., clean up her room) to obtain more access to television. This example best describes

• A) the response deprivation hypothesis.
• B) the Premack principle.
• C) the learned industriousness theory.
• D) the intrinsic motivation theory.

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Definitions:

Sensory Information

Sensory information refers to data received and processed by the sensory organs, such as sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell, which is then interpreted by the brain.

Perception

The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events in our environment.

Rods

Specialized cells in the retina of the eye that are responsible for vision in low light conditions.

Light and Dark

Refers to the natural or artificial illumination (light) and its absence (dark), influencing biological and psychological processes.