Suppose You Are Sitting in an Art Class, and You

question 87

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are sitting in an art class, and you have been instructed to draw from memory the scene you see from a window in your own bedroom. Although you cannot actually see the top of a tree through the bedroom window, you still draw the complete tree. The error you have committed is called

• A) episodic memory.
• B) boundary extension.
• C) change blindness.
• D) a script error.

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Definitions:

Fixed Interval Schedule

A type of reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where rewards are provided after a specific fixed time has elapsed.

Reinforcement

A stimulus that follows a response and increases the frequency of the response.

Evolutionary Forces

Factors that contribute to the changes in gene frequencies within populations through processes such as natural selection, mutation, and genetic drift.

Biological Prepared

Refers to the concept that certain behaviors or physiological responses are innately programmed in organisms to aid in their survival.