A Group of 2-Year-Olds Watches Through a Window While a Live

question 21

Multiple Choice

A group of 2-year-olds watches through a window while a live adult hides an object in an adjoining room.Another group watches the same event on a video screen.Which of the following is likely to occur?

• A) Children in the direct viewing condition will retrieve the toy easily, while those in the video condition will have difficulty.
• B) Children in the video condition will retrieve the toy easily, while those in the direct viewing condition will have difficulty.
• C) Both groups of children will have difficulty retrieving the toy.
• D) Children in both groups will be able to retrieve the toy easily.

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Definitions:

Fixed-Interval Schedules

A type of operant conditioning reinforcement schedule where rewards are delivered at fixed intervals of time, provided the correct response is made.

Cognitive Maps

Mental representations of physical locations, helping individuals to navigate and understand spatial environments.

Cognitive Processes

Mental activities involved in the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of knowledge, including perception, memory, reasoning, and problem-solving.

Classical Conditioning

Learning via the association between a stimulus present in the environment and one that occurs naturally.