Virginia, a young mother, notices that her baby no longer looks at the picture of the dinosaur on his bedroom wall because of repeated exposure to it. A baby's gradual loss of interest in a particular picture is an evidence of
A. habituation.
B. classical conditioning.
C. joint attention.
D. operant conditioning.
Answer: A
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a. experience greater satisfaction in the marriage relationship than those who do not live together before marriage. b. have less eventual marital problems if their partner has had multiple cohabitation experiences. c. be more likely to divorce that first-time married couples once they are married. d. be more religious and more committed to marriage than those who do not live together before marriage.
According to the levels of processing theory, who will be able to remember the most definitions of the vocabulary words in a given chapter?
a. ?James, who reads through each term and its definition b. ?Pat, who takes turns with her roommate defining and explaining each term c. ?Phil, who memorizes the definitions by chunking d. ?Renee, who repeats each term and its definition multiple times out loud
Some research with psychopaths suggests that these individuals are a. more likely to quit trying as soon as failure appears imminent. b. less likely to attempt difficult goals
c. more likely to keep trying even though failure is certain. d. less likely to be motivated towards a goal.
The largest number of total job openings is expected to be in the
A. Manufacturing sector B. Farming sector C. Service industry