By pairing the ringing of a bell with the presentation of meat, Pavlov trained dogs to salivate to the sound of a bell even when no meat was presented. In this experiment, the presentation of the meat was the:
a. unconditioned stimulus.
b. unconditioned response.
c. conditioned stimulus.
d. conditioned response.
a
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a. Whether people recognize a lemon fragrance more readily when they see a photo of a lemon than when they see a photo of a rose. b. Whether the chemical structure of lemon-fragrance molecules is substantially different from the chemical structure of rose-fragrance molecules. c. Whether the receptors in the nasal passages respond differently to lemon and rose fragrances. d. Whether the brain stores lemon and rose fragrances in different locations.
In vision, the term accommodation describes __________
a) the dilation and contraction of the iris as it lets light into the pupil. b) the refraction of light off the cornea into the pupil. c) a loss of visual acuity related to age. d) the flattening and bulging of the lens as it focuses images on the retina.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Many stores carry imitations of nationally-known products in the hopes that the positive attitudes already conditioned to the real products will also occur with these cheaper knockoffs
If these positive attitudes also occur with the cheaper knockoffs, then which of the following has occurred? a. stimulus discrimination b. stimulus generalization c. extinction d. spontaneous recovery