Your dog barks and growls to the sound of a stranger's car engine pulling into your driveway, yet wags his tail and gets excited to the sound of your car engine. This is an example of
a. discrimination. c. higher-order conditioning.
b. generalization. d. response generalization.
A
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Which of the following statements is true of sleep?
A) Older people need more sleep than younger adults. B) Teenagers sleep 8 hours a day. C) Newborn babies sleep less than 10 hours a day. D) People need more sleep when they are under stress.
Researchers find that men are more likely to use ______ coping strategies than women and women are more likely to use ______ coping strategies than men
A. emotion-focused; problem-focused B. active; avoidant C. avoidant; active D. problem-focused; emotion-focused
People suffering from which of the following seem to generate their own misery, regardless of what is happening around them and feel that they must be on guard against future threats that could happen at any time?
a. nervous breakdowns b. adjustment disorders c. anxiety disorders d. all of these
A few hours of sleep deprivation each night can:
A) build up over time and increase the risk of accidents and injury. B) increase mental acuity but otherwise have no effect on the body. C) improve memory by interrupting the consolidation process. D) result in physical fatigue but have no effect on mental processes.