Asking questions, seeking clarifications, and finding alternate channels of information are ways that one can actively look for additional evidence to check the accuracy of one's perceptions. This process is known as __________

Fill in the blank with correct word


reality testing

Psychology

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Learning that applies to involuntary behavior is called __________, while learning that applies to voluntary behavior is called __________.

A. observational learning; operant conditioning B. classical conditioning; operant conditioning C. observational learning; classical conditioning D. operant conditioning; classical conditioning

Psychology

When young adults return after leaving home for some period to live in the homes of their middle-aged parents, they are described as __________.

A. feathered nesters B. yo-yo children C. the sandwich generation D. boomerang children

Psychology

Speech starts with decisions as to what will be said and can involve our current or past perceptions. The brain regions that are responsible for having something to say would be those located __________.

A. in the primary motor cortex B. distal to the hippocampus C. in the posterior portions of the occipital, temporal, and parietal lobes D. on either side of the corpus callosum

Psychology

The breakdown of __________ seems to be responsible for the impaired ability to form new memories.

A. gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the hypothalamus B. leptin in the pancreas C. serotonin in the amygdala D. acetylcholine in the hippocampus

Psychology