Describe and differentiate the three types of learning that take place during infancy
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer would include the following key points:
1 . Classical conditioning is a type of learning in which an organism responds in a particular way to a neutral stimulus that normally does not bring about that type of response.
2 . Operant conditioning is a form of learning in which a voluntary response is strengthened or weakened, depending on its association with positive or negative consequences.
3 . Habituation is described as the decrease in the response to a stimulus that occurs after repeated presentations of the same stimulus.
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A. thalamus B. thyroid C. pituitary D. pineal
Gender differences are largest in which of the following aspects of sexuality?
a. physiological components of sexuality b. psychological reactions to orgasm c. the order of the general phases during the sexual response cycle d. the subjective aspects of sexual desire
Matsumoto et al. (1996) administered an individualism-collectivism scale to Japanese university students and classified the participants as either individualists or collectivists. They reported that:
a) less than 30% of the Japanese respondents were classified as individualists. b) over 70% of the Japanese respondents were classified as individualists. c) over 30% of the Japanese respondents were classified as collectivists. d) less than 50% of the Japanese respondents were classified as individualists.
About what percent of traffic fatalities in the U.S. are related to alcohol?
a) 10 percent b) 25 percent c) 40 percent d) 75 percent