While shopping for a dress one afternoon, Lilly sees an old friend across the store. She calls out and waves, but the friend does not respond .When the friend turns around, however, Lilly realizes that it is, in fact,
a complete stranger who only resembles her friend. Lilly is very embarrassed, but she has demonstrated __________, which is responding to one stimulus in the same way we learned to respond to a different, similar stimulus.
a. discrimination
b. responsive spreading
c. generalization
d. counterdifferentiation
Answer: C
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Regarding the theories of color vision, which of the following is TRUE?
a. Trichromatic theory is supported by the behavior of cells lying between the cones and the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex. b. Opponent-process theory is supported at the receptor level. c. Most authorities today suggest that color vision includes elements of both trichromatic and opponent-process theories. d. Trichromatic theory is based on Hering's work with afterimages. e. Helmholtz showed that three primary colors of light could be mixed in different ways to create any color.
How did Burger alter Milgram’s original experiment??
a. ?Burger increased the maximum shock level to 600 volts. b. ?Burger only included subjects who were likely to feel pressure to be obedient. c. ?Burger included both men and women. d. ?Burger told his subjects to simply pretend they were administering shocks.
An adolescent believes that she can drive under the influence of alcohol and probably not get caught. This form of adolescent egocentrism is called
a. personal fantasy. c. personal fable. b. imaginary audience. d. independence fantasy.
In order to justify the use of deception in research, it is necessary to demonstrate that _____
a. the phenomenon cannot be demonstrated without deception b. there are no alternative procedures to deception c. participants will participate just as willingly whether deception is used or not d. all of these