In the open-field test, thigmotaxia is often used as a measure of
A) body temperature.
B) fearfulness.
C) sexual motivation.
D) obesity.
E) aggression.
Answer: B
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A. cultural; universal B. universal; cultural C. psychological disorder; diagnosis D. diagnosis; psychological disorder
Which of the following students provides the most accurate perspective on the availability heuristic?
a. Barbara: "The availability heuristic is actually very accurate, and it almost always leads us to the correct decision." b. Harley: "The availability heuristic is generally accurate, but recency and familiarity can distort our decisions." c. Angela: "The availability heuristic is generally accurate, except that we should be cautious about the recognition heuristic, which is not very accurate." d. Magda: "Unfortunately, the availability heuristic is the least accurate of the three major heuristics, especially because of the hindsight bias."
A child is shown two identical balls of clay. Then an adult squashes one ball into a pancake shape. She then asks the child if one of the shapes contains more clay and the child answers, "Yes, the pancake does.". In Piagetian terms, the child has not yet reached:
a. sensorimotor stage c. object permanence b. concrete operations stage d. decentricity
Stimulus generalization occurs:
a. only when a response is followed by a reinforcer. b. only to those with a high capacity to learn. c. after extinction. d. when a conditioned response is elicited by stimuli similar to the CS.