When Pavlov paired a buzzer with food and measured salivation, what was the conditioned stimulus?
a. The buzzer
b. The food
c. Salivation
d. Both the buzzer and the food
a
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a. Hispanic Americans c. middle-aged women b. elderly white men d. young white females
Sara wants to teach her cat Fluffy to use his paw to turn on the television. Sara differentially reinforces Fluffy's behavior of being within one foot of the television, being within one foot and facing the television, when Fluffy touches the television with his paw, when he touches the on button with his paw, and finally when Fluffy hits the on button with his paw. This is an example of using
shaping to: a. change a dimension of an existing behavior b. generate a novel behavior c. increase an existing behavior d. reinstate a previous behavior
If a student is interested in attending a psychology conference, what can they do?
a. Ask a faculty member if they are attending and whether they can tag along b. Speak with faculty and students involved in Psi Chi c. Organize a trip with classmates d. All of the above
Which of the following best describes an Institutional Review Board (IRB)?
a. Subjects are told what the purposes of the study are, what participation in the study involves, what risks (if any) are involved in participating, and what the person can expect to receive in return for participation. b. Subjects must be told the true purpose of the study and the reason for the deception. c. Personal information will not be shared with anyone outside the immediate research group and any results from the research will not identify any of the participants by name. d. They are usually comprised of people who have research experience themselves and therefore have experience that enables them to judge whether the research being proposed follows reasonable ethical guidelines.