College students faced with unsolvable problems eventually give up and make only half hearted attempts to solve new problems, even when the new problems can be solved easily. This behavior is probably due to ______
a. learned helplessness c. latent learning
b. contingency blocking d. response generalization
A
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
One side effect of the tougher 2006 drug testing policies in Major League Baseball is that
A. as many as one-fourth of the players on some teams have been permanently banned from the league. B. steroid use has increased further, because the players now cannot use amphetamines. C. chewing tobacco use has increased. D. more players are diagnosed with ADHD so they can have therapeutic-use exemptions to take stimulant drugs.
Newborn Mariana, who reacts strongly to unpleasant stimuli, is __________
A) probably easy to console B) susceptible to colic C) likely to spend less time in REM sleep D) unlikely to respond to swaddling
DeCasper et al. (1994) found that fetuses could distinguish between old and new stories in the womb. The researchers measured this through ______.
A. amniotic fluid B. heart rate C. blood work D. neurotransmitter levels