A practical use of aversive conditioning by John Garcia was to

a. cause to people to look forward to receiving chemotherapy.
b. dissuade wild coyotes from attacking sheep.
c. make Little Albert cry at the sight of a white rat.
d. alter people's eating preferences for lamb.
e. teach children to eat their green vegetables..


b. dissuade wild coyotes from attacking sheep.

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Which of the following is the best definition of "discrimination"?

a. A negative attitude or feeling toward an individual based solely on that individual's membership in a certain group b. A negative attitude or feeling toward a racial or ethnic group c. Unequal treatment of different people based on the groups or categories to which they belong d. Beliefs that associate groups of people with certain traits.

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After being passed up for a promotion and then getting into a heated argument with his son, a man disappears. He shows up two weeks later in another town claiming to be someone else, and having no memories of his previous identity. His behavior is most typical of someone with ________.

a. paraphilia. b. schizophrenia. c. a somatic symptom disorder. d. a dissociative fugue. e. antisocial personality disorder.

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While driving alone in her car, Sarah suddenly looks around and, for a moment, can't remember where she is, how she arrived at this point on the road, or even why she is driving her car. Sarah is experiencing a. derealization

b. depersonalization. c. the early stages of what will eventually become a severe psychotic disorder. d. symptoms of a mood disorder.

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Ben's grandfather died at the age of 85. Ben's father died at the age of 84. Based on the programmed genetics theory of aging, what can Ben predict about his aging future?

A. Ben will live longer than his father and grandfather because of evolutionary changes. B. Ben will not live as long as his grandfather or father because his father didn't live longer than his grandfather. C. Ben will probably live to be somewhere around 84 or 85. D. Ben cannot predict when he will age because genetics are altered due to the environment, leading to unpredictability.

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