Kass has experienced several recurrent attacks of overwhelming anxiety that occurred suddenly and unexpectedly. She is now concerned about being in public because she is never sure when or where she will be overcome by anxiety. In this case, Kass is displaying symptoms consistent with:
a. agoraphobia
b. claustrophobia
c. bipolar disorder
d. obsessive-compulsive disorder
A
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In operant conditioning, generalization has occurred when:
A. an organism emits the same response to similar stimuli B. a response is not emitted in the presence of unreinforced stimuli C. a behavior is no longer reinforced D. an organism realizes that it has been operantly conditioned
Behaviorists and cognitive psychologists are most likely to agree on which of the following points?
a. Researchers need to have detailed definitions about how a concept will be measured. b. Researchers must emphasize the external stimuli in the environment. c. Theorists must try to explain higher mental processes in terms of mental events. d. Most thought processes can be explained in terms of people's observable responses to stimuli.
The fact that the order in which something occurs is important in establishing a cause and effect relationship is called
a. Temporal precedence b. A Sequence effect c. Co-variation of cause and effect d. An order effect
The recency effect found in a serial position curve can be eliminated if
a. subjects rehearse all words equally often, suggesting that the recency effect is caused by retrieval from STM. b. subjects rehearse words equally often, suggesting that the recency effect is caused by retrieval from LTM. c. subjects perform another task for 30 seconds, suggesting that the recency effect is caused by retrieval from STM. d. subjects perform another task for 30 seconds, suggesting that the recency effect is caused by retrieval from LTM.