Actions Bringing About Some Change That Leads to Some Consequence

question 132

Multiple Choice

Actions bringing about some change that leads to some consequence Skinner called __________.

• A) reinforcers
• B) successive approximations
• C) operants
• D) modifiers

Learn about the influence of cultural contexts on cognitive development, including language and practice.

Distinguish between the contributions of scripts and event schemas to understanding social roles and sequences of events.

Compare and contrast different theories of cognitive development, including Piagetian theory and cultural-context perspectives.

Understand how children’s causal reasoning evolves, including the ability to match causes with domains appropriately.

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Definitions:

Connectionist Model

A cognitive model based on the concept that mental phenomena can be described by interconnected networks of simple and uniform units.

Parallel Distributed Processing

A model for neural computation that suggests information is processed simultaneously across different pathways in the brain.

Pattern of Activation

In neuroscience and psychology, this term refers to how different neurons or brain regions are activated in a specific sequence or arrangement to perform a function or represent information.

Reality Monitoring

The process by which individuals are able to distinguish memories of actual events from those of imagined events.