AP PSYCHOLOGY

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LEARNING

BIOLOGY COGNITION AND LEARNING

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When Mary was young, her father was trying to learn how to speak German and would listen to German tapes for hours in her presence. Mary paid very little attention to the tapes. Many years later, when Mary was in Germany, she was able to say a few German words in order to make herself understood. This is an example of
A
biological preparedness
B
latent learning
C
cognitive mapping
D
insight learning
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Social psychologists use correlational research to look for relationships between variables. For example, social psychologists might carry out a correlational study looking at the relationship between media violence and aggression.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sensory memory is the first stage of Information Processing Theory. It refers to what we are experiencing through our senses at any given moment. This includes what we can see, hear, touch, taste and smell. Sight and hearing are generally thought to be the two most important ones.

Detailed explanation-3: -This is known as latent learning: learning that occurs but is not observable in behavior until there is a reason to demonstrate it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following would a social learning theorist be most likely to propose as a cause for a fear of flying? A person has maladaptive thoughts about the safety of planes.

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