Which one of these is a type of stimulus that does not naturally elicit an unconditioned response in an organism?
A. Unconditioned stimulus
B. Neutral stimulus
C. Discriminative stimulus
D. Unexpected stimulus
Answer: B
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b. At first a cat escaped slowly, but after some trial it suddenly became quick. c. On average a cat escaped no more rapidly on later trials than on the first few trials. d. A cat got faster at escaping, but only on a gradual, irregular basis.
When experiencing a stressful situation, expressing your emotions in writing or talking to others about your difficulties
a. may have beneficial effects. b. may have beneficial effects for women but not men. c. may have beneficial effects for men but not women. d. may dramatically increase physiological arousal.
Your psychology professor asks you for the name of the individual who started the behavioral approach to the study of psychology. To answer this question correctly, you need to rely on your
a. semantic memory. b. episodic memory. c. procedural memory. d. prospective memory.
Many of the physical changes in older women that are characteristic of normal aging can be attributed to a decline in _____.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).