To improve performance on laboratory tests, it is best for participants to
a) experience a great deal of anxiety.
b) experience a small degree of anxiety.
c) experience no anxiety.
d) experience a small amount of anxiety as well as fear.
b
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The normal development of a male locked in an Oedipal rivalry would be expected to occur when
a. he finds a substitute source of sexual gratification. b. his superego overpowers the sexual impulses of his id. c. he identifies with his father and accepts his values. d. he becomes fixated at the phallic stage of development.
While trying to think about a tough problem, a child covers her ears while walking past a TV set. She covers her ears to help with
a. ignoring distractions. b. delaying the onset of infantile amnesia. c. expanding the size of chunks in short-term memory. d. clarifying fuzzy gists.
Standardization refers to
a. consistency in the administration of a test. b. consistency in the scoring of a test. c. the sample on which the test was originally developed. d. all of the above
Which model is based on the Pavlovian paradigm and holds that conditioning involves responses that are opposite in direction from the original unconditioned responses, presumably to resume homeostasis?
a. Positive appetitional model b. Compensatory response model c. Opponent process model d. Cue extinction model