After waking from a nap, a student rides his bike to the library, where he studies for his test and then talks with some friends. The activity that is most closely related to his procedural memory is
a. talking with his friends.
b. studying for his test.
c. napping.
d. riding his bike.
Answer: d. riding his bike.
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a. free association b. transference c. countertransference d. resistance
In operant conditioning, __________ is necessary to create the association between the stimulus and the repetition of a voluntary response.
A. reinforcement B. the law of negative effect C. conditional emotional linkage D. a long time delay
The learning theory that is best able to explain why physical punishment tends to increase aggressive behavior in children is
a. Skinner's theory of operant conditioning. b. Pavlov's theory of classical conditioning. c. Bandura's theory of observational learning. d. Rescorla's theory of signal relations.
The cumulative-deficit hypothesis is intended to explain
a. family budgeting in which expenses outpace income. b. why impoverished children suffer from declining IQ. c. why those with inferior genotypes are low achievers. d. the importance of financial planning for college.