The expectancy theory proposes that the varied effects of alcohol are determined by:
A) people's beliefs about how they think it will influence them in different situations.
B) the depressant nature of alcohol causing people to reflect on their problems in different ways.
C) reduced attention causing people to produce inadequate responses in complex situations.
D) people's genetic dispositions.
A) people's beliefs about how they think it will influence them in different situations.
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An experimental procedure in which stimuli lose their ability to evoke learned responses because the events that had followed the stimuli no longer occur is the definition of__________________
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During a vacation trip to a desert, Bill was startled by a snake and subsequently became terrified of snakes. Over the years, he has also received several shocks from handling the frayed cord on his old toaster and now feels slightly uncomfortable while handling it. Which of the following would most likely account for the difference in the level of fear elicited in these two situations?
A) ?Biological preparedness B) ?Blocking C) ?Temperament D) ?US revaluation
Which of the following correctly defines psychology?
a) The study of the attempt to describe, explain, predict and in some cases, change behaviour b) A collection of theories to explain mental behaviour. c) The scientific approach of assessing personality. d) The study of the relationship between behaviour and activity of the brain. e) They study of people as individuals.
The sudden reappearance of a response after a period of extinction is known as:
A. Stimulus generalization. B. Extinction. C. Stimulus discrimination. D. Spontaneous recovery.