Greta Has Just Been Shown Two Boxes-A Plain, Unmarked Box

question 39

Multiple Choice

Greta has just been shown two boxes-a plain, unmarked box full of raisins and a familiar marked raisin box that is empty. Next, Greta is asked to predict where another child will look for raisins. This task assesses Greta's understanding of

• A) class inclusion.
• B) conservation.
• C) irreversibility.
• D) false belief.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when it is no longer reinforced.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process through which an innate response to a potent stimulus becomes triggered by a previously neutral stimulus.

Stimulus-Response Manipulations

Involves changing an environment or stimulus to elicit a desired behavioral response, often used in behavioral psychology and organizational management.

Decision Making

The cognitive process resulting in the selection of a belief or course of action among several possible alternatives.