A researcher presents an infant a novel, brightly colored picture and the infant quickly looks
toward the picture. This response is known as:
A) orienting response. B) habituation.
C) response threshold. D) response expectancy.
A
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Your neighbor tells you, "I'm concerned about vaccinating my children. I understand that scientists haveproved that childhood vaccines cause autism.". What response to your neighbor is most accurate?
a. "Actually, no one has ever studied this thoroughly, so no one really knows.". b. "Not really; well-designed studies have been done, and the research does not support a link between vaccines and autism.". c. "Not exactly; it seems that autism is caused by an equation of environmental conditions, with childhood vaccines being one of the many variables involved.". d. "You are right; double-blind research has shown that autism is caused by vaccines.".
A personality test may be given within a _______ setting.
a. legal b. business c. hospital d. all of the above
Research showing both night terrors and sleepwalking occur during non-REM sleep suggests:
a. they may both be related to dreaming b. both may be related to activation-synthesis c. neither may be related entirely to dreaming d. neither may be related to activation-synthesis