Ken used to drool at the smell of peanut butter cookies as they baked, and he couldn't wait to sink his teeth into that first cookie. However, Ken's new roommate makes terrible peanut butter cookies, and the smell of them baking is no longer associated with a wonderful taste experience. Consequently, Ken finds that the smell of the cookies no longer makes him drool in anticipation. This
illustrates the classical conditioning process known as
a. spontaneous recovery.
b. second-order conditioning.
c. extinction.
d. avoidance.
C
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A. REM behavior disorder B. Sleep apnea C. Somnambulism D. Night terrors
How information is encoded affects how well the information is retrieved.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
At Lakeside Psychiatric Hospital, patients with schizophrenia get ____ treatment, which most clinicians now agree is most beneficial
a. antipsychotic medication and psychotherapy b. electroshock therapy and individual psychotherapy c. neuroleptic medication d. individual psychotherapy
A man witnessed an explosion in which a co-worker died, and afterward his vision failed. After many neurological tests, doctors could find no organic basis for the man's loss of his eyesight. A psychological explanation for this is
a. malingering. c. guilt. b. conversion disorder. d. amnesia.