A Researcher Asks Zeke, "What Do You Think Would Happen

question 380

Multiple Choice

A researcher asks Zeke, "What do you think would happen if it suddenly became possible for people to fly, like birds, without the aid of airplanes?" Zeke responds that "people can't fly" and does not even consider this hypothetical situation. Zeke is most likely in which stage of cognitive development?

• A)sensorimotor
• B)preoperational
• C)concrete operational
• D)formal operational

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Definitions:

Positive Reinforcement

A technique used in behavioral psychology to increase the likelihood of a desired behavior by rewarding it.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond appropriately to each.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a response that has been learned to one stimulus is elicited by a different, but similar, stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of rest, without any further conditioning.