In a Study by Lazareva and Colleagues That Is Described

question 52

Multiple Choice

In a study by Lazareva and colleagues that is described in the textbook,pigeons were presented with photographs of people,flowers,cars,and chairs,and were taught to respond by pecking keys of different colours.What did this research demonstrate?

• A)Pigeons were capable of categorizing objects in different ways.
• B)Pigeons were responding exclusively on the basis of perceptual similarity.
• C)Pigeons showed marked preferences for people in their response choices.
• D)Pigeons could learn a complex task by applying blind trial-and-error solutions.

Understand how to test hypotheses about population means for single and paired samples.

Learn how to use sample data to estimate population parameters.

Understand the robustness of statistical tests against nonnormality.

Recognize scenarios appropriate for employing t-tests and confidence interval estimation.

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Definitions:

Basic Sensations

The simplest form of sensory processing, resulting from stimulating sensory receptors in the eyes, ears, skin, nose, and tongue.

Sense of Touch

One of the five senses that allows an organism to perceive and respond to tactile stimuli from the environment.

Pleasure

A feeling of satisfaction or joy experienced when one enjoys an event or activity.

Stroking

In psychology, it refers to acts or words that acknowledge another person's presence or qualities, often used in transactional analysis.