The key dependent variable measured in operant conditioning studies is
a. the strength of the CR.
b. the strength of the UR.
c. the organism's reinforcement rate.
d. the organism's response rate.
D
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a. 36 b. 48 c. 60 d. 72
Which of the following students has the most accurate information about the research on levels of categorization?
a. Stacy: "We use family-resemblance names in order to identify objects." b. Midori: "Members of superordinate-level concepts are especially likely to produce the priming effect." c. Scott: "Brain-imaging research shows that the prefrontal cortex is activated when people judge superordinate terms; it is less active with basic-level terms." d. Rasa: "Experts and novices both use basic-level terms more than subordinate-level terms."
Ira and his sister are playing "Name that Tune," the object of which is to name the title of the song when given the song's first line. Ira suggests the line "Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?" His sister can't come up with the answer at first, but realizing that the title is often embedded in the lyrics, she tries to sing them silently to herself. She then bursts out "Ah! It's 'Winter Wonderland'!" It is most likely that Ira's sister used ___________ in playing the game.
A. mental chronometry B. mental synthesis C. visual imagery D. inner audition
A criticism of the Lazarus theory of emotion is __________
a) it distances itself from issues regarding cognitive appraisal. b) that Lazarus contends that emotions are provoked when cognitive appraisals are positive or negative. c) some emotional reactions are instant, occurring too rapidly to pass through cognitive appraisal. d) some mental processing occurs without conscious awareness.