A-AS Level (CIE) Psychology: Specimen Questions with Answers 231 - 233 of 299
Question number: 231
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George simply enjoys doing chocolates and wonders everyone. He used to read new recipes and experience it. His friend asked him to do chocolates for a birthday party; George made delicious chocolates and surprised everyone in the party and it also looked professional. George newfound skills are an example of which learning and explain it? (Marks 4)
Explanation
George new found skills are an example of Latent learning. Latent learning tends to occur without reinforcement of particular responses. It only requires motivation to do so. Latent learning is an example of cognitive learning
The Latent Learning
Question number: 232
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Define Competitive altruism (Marks 2)
Explanation
Competitive altruism is defined as
Refers to situations in which individuals behave in a prosocial way in order to boost their own status- to show that they are even more helpful than others
Competitive Altruism
Question number: 233
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Briefly tell about the following temperament types (Marks 4)
Explanation
Sanguine- cheerful, vigorous and confidently optimistic
Melancholic- Depressed and morose
Choleric- Hot tempered
Phlegmatic- Slow moving, calm and unexcitable
The Temperament Types