Watson and Raynor's experiment is important because it demonstrated that

A. infants are unable to learn.
B. humans cannot be classically conditioned.
C. fear can be learned.
D. operant conditioning is more important than classical conditioning.


Answer: C

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Janette goes into an electronics superstore to buy a new computer. The salesperson works with her to find the right model, and she agrees to buy a new computer for $500 and a floor-model 18-inch monitor for $100. Just when she is ready to pay, the salesperson walks away for a minute and then comes back to inform her that the monitor she was ready to purchase can’t be sold for less than $125 She agrees to the extra $25 even though they had initially agreed on the $100 selling price. Janette has fallen for the ________ technique of gaining compliance.

a. ?low-balling b. ?bait-and-switch c. ?foot-in-the-door d. ?door-in-the-face

Psychology

Describe psychophysiological methods of investigation, and discuss how they are being used in developmental research

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

The hippocampus in some patients with schizophrenia

a. is smaller than normal b. is larger than normal. c. shows unusual disorganization. d.

Psychology

Divorce may affect adolescents

A) negatively by placing them at higher risk for getting divorced themselves later in life. B) negatively by lowering their socioeconomic status. C) positively by reducing hostility and anger in homes. D) all of the above.

Psychology