In an Experiment in Which Participants Were Asked to Press

question 208

Multiple Choice

In an experiment in which participants were asked to press a bar only in response to certain visual stimuli, midlife adult subjects were __________ younger adults to press the bar in response to the __________.

• A)far less likely than; right combinations
• B)equally as likely as; right combinations
• C)less likely than; wrong combinations
• D)more likely than; wrong combinations

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Definitions:

Attachment Theory

A development of the psychoanalytic approach by John Bowlby. According to this view, children form attachments with their parents that become the child’s internalized model for all subsequent relationships. Difficulties in such attachments form the basis for later problems.

Schema

A structured framework or plan outlining the organization of concepts, often used in psychology to describe how information is grouped and interpreted.

Cognitive-behavioural

A therapeutic approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and cognitions through a goal-oriented, systematic procedure.

Schemata

Cognitive structures that represent knowledge and beliefs about objects, people, and situations, guiding processes such as perception and memory.