_______ are the raw data of experience
a) perceptions
b) cognition
c) emotions
d) sensations Correct Answers d) sensations
"Every morning a train goes by my house at 6:30 when I am just
sitting down to breakfast. Lately, however, the train has been
coming by at 4:30 and I am having a terrible time getting back
to sleep because I'm so hungry." In this example of classical
conditioning, the conditioned stimulus is ______ and the
conditioned response is ______.
a) eating breakfast; hunger
b) the sound of the train; going back to sleep
c) the sound of the train; hunger
d) hunger; eating breakfast Correct Answers c) the sound of the
train; hunger
a baby is born with an impairment in her right cerebral
hemisphere, but its not discovered until years later, when certain
clues are pieced together. Which of the following is LEAST
likely to be one of those clues?
a) she has difficulty perceiving spatial relationships
b) she has severe language problems
c) she has trouble understanding the meaning of a story that is
read to her
d) she has trouble picking up objects with her left hand Correct
Answers b) she has severe language problems
,a biological cycle, or rhythm, that is approximately 24 hours
long is a _____ cycle
a) infradian
b) diurnal
c) circadian
d) ultradian Correct Answers c) circadian
A child is scolded for using his fingers instead of his fork to eat
some spaghetti. The scolding stops when he picks up his fork.
Stopping the scolding is an example of ________ reinforcement.
a) positive
b) negative
c) tertiary
d) secondary Correct Answers b) negative
a group of psychologists seeks to determine in advance who will
be effective as a salesperson, as an airline pilot, or in any other
career. They are most likely to be _____ psychologists
a) experimental
b) social
c) developmental
d) industrial/organizational Correct Answers d)
industrial/organizational
a hormone that peaks during the night and promotes sleep is
_______--
a) melatonin
b)norepinephrine
c) thyroxin
d) dopamine Correct Answers a) melatonin
, a need for affiliation is a need to _______
a) be with other people
b) belong to a group or organization
c) be married or belong to a family
d) be associated with a large corporation Correct Answers a) be
with other people
a problem solving strategy based on successive elimination of
incorrect solutions until the correct one is found is called
________
a) information retrieval
b) hill climbing
c) trial and error
d) heuristics Correct Answers c) trial and error
a psychologist argues that human characteristics such as
jealousy and violence emerged hundreds of thousands of years
ago because they were linked to reproductive success. This
psychologist is MOST likely a(n) ______ psychologist
a) cognitive
b) behavioral
c) evolutionary
d) positive Correct Answers c) evolutionary
A researcher trains a little boy to fear a rabbit by making a loud,
frightening noise every time the boy approaches the rabbit. This
type of learning is known as______.
a) classical conditioning
b) operant conditioning
c) cognitive learning
d) vicarious learning Correct Answers a) classical conditioning
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