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A. the presentation of food in the dogs mouth
In Pavlov's experiments on the salivary conditioning of dogs, the US was
A. the presentation of food in the dogs mouth B. a tone C. salivation to the food in the mouth D. salvation to the sound of a tone |
D. observational learning
Socially responsive toddlers who readily imitate their parents tend to become preschoolers with a strong internalized conscience. This best illustrates the impact of
A. spontaneous recovery B. respondent behavior C. operant conditioning D. observationa |
B. intelligence and academic success
A researcher would be likely to discover a positive correlation between
A. self esteem and depression B. intelligence and academic success C. school grades and school absences D. financial poverty and physical health |
A. neurogenesis
By forming thousands of new neurons each day, monkey brains illustrate
A. neurogenesis B. lateralization C. aphasia D. hemispherectomy |
A. abstract thinking
A person who has trouble forgetting information, such as the Russian memory whiz S, often seems to have a limited capacity for
A. abstract thinking B working memory C. visual imagery D. sensory memory |
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D. faulty child-rearing practices
In explaining juvenile delinquency, B. F. Skinner would most likely have emphasized
A. a weak internalized conscience B. inherited predispositions C. fear and greed D. faulty child-rearing practices |
B. higher-order conditioning
Associating a conditioned stimulus can created a second (often weaker) conditioned stimulus. This best illustrates.
A. spontaneous recovery B. higher-order conditioning C. extinction D. intermittent reinforcement |
D. nonconformaty
A culture that promotes individualism is most likely to encourage
A. group think B. group goals C. group polarization D. nonconformaty |
A. develop an increasing dislike for his brother
Aleksis has recently begun to bully and hurt his younger brother. If this behavior continues, it is likely that Aleksis will
A. develop an increasing dislike for his brother B. develop a great sense of admiration and respect for his brother |
A. the organization of information into meaningful units
Chunking refers to
A. the organization of information into meaningful units B. the unconscious encoding of incidental information C. the tendency to recall best the first item in a list D. getting information into memory through the use of visual imagery |
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C. before an appropriate US
A geometric figure is most likely to become sexually arousing if presented shortly
A. before an appropriate UR B. after and appropriate UR C. before an appropriate US D. after an appropriate US |
A. conditioned response
Every Saturday morning, Arnold quickly washes the family's breakfast dishes so that his father will allow him to wash his car. In this instance, washing the car is a(n)
A. conditioned response B. positive reinforcer C. negative reinforcer D. unconditione |
B. social loafing
University students were observed to pull harder on a rope when they thought they were pulling alone than when they thought three others were pulling with them on the same rope. This best illustrates
A. social facilitation B. social loafing |
D. positive expectations
The placebo effect best illustrates the impact of ___ on feelings and behaviors.
A. random sampling B. hindsight bias C. the double-blind procedure D. positive expectations |
A . sensitivity to pain
A rewarding consequence of cigarette smoking is that it reduces
A. sensitivity to pain B. mental alertness C. the release of epinephrine into the bloodstream D. blood pressure and heart rate |
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B. biological predispositions
It's easier to train a pigeon to peck a disk for a food reward than to flap its wings for a food reward. This illustrates the importance of _____ in learning.
A. spontaneous recovery B. biological predispositions C. generalization D.primary reinforvers |
D. discriminating
Skinner is to shaping as Bandura is to
A. modeling B. punishing C. generalizing D. discriminating |
D. a correlation coefficient
Which of the following is a statistical measure of the relationship between two variables
A. an independent variable B. SQ3R C. a random sample D. a correlation coefficient |
B. lesion
Surgical destruction of brain tissue is called a(n)
A. synapse B. lesion C. MRI D. EEG |
B. methamphetamine
The British government classifies the highly addictive crystallized form of ___ as one of the most dangerous drugs.
A. melatonin B. methamphetamine C. THC D. cortisol |
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B. operant behaviors
Voluntary behaviors that produce rewarding or punishing consequences are called
A. conditioned responses B. operant behaviors C. responded behaviors D unconditioned responses |
D. mirror neurons
Children are helped by ___ to develop a theory of mind.
A. instinctive B. spontaneous recovery C. partial reinforcement D. mirror neurons |
A. motor cortex
The ability to simultaneously copy different figures with the right and left hand is most characteristics of those whose ___ has been cut.
A. motor cortex B. angular gyrus C. aphasia D. hemispherectomy |
B. develop general principles that help explain behavior
The simplified reality of laboratory experiments is most helpful in enabling psychologist to
A. observe random samples of human conduct B. develop general principles that help explain behavior C. predict human behavior n a variety of situations D.perce |
B. implicit
Remembering how to solve a jigsaw puzzle without any conscious recollection that you can do so best illustrates ___ memory.
A. sensory B. implicit C. explicit D. flashbulb |
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