The Ability Described by Psychologists as a "Theory of Mind

question 30

Multiple Choice

The ability described by psychologists as a "theory of mind" refers to the capacity to

• A) understand one's own thought processes.
• B) impute mental states to oneself and others.
• C) realize that reason, and not emotion, governs human behavior.
• D) play appropriately with toys.
• E) realize that there are no simple explanations for human thinking.

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Definitions:

Learning

The process through which experience or practice results in a relatively permanent change in behavior or potential behavior.

Conditioning

A process of behavior modification in which a subject comes to respond in a desired manner to a previously neutral stimulus, by associating it with a stimulus that elicits an automatic response.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired together; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process where the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.