Elona has always wanted to take French and then travel to Paris. So, she enrolls in a night class at the community college. Her motivation for learning this foreign language would be considered intrinsic, according to the __________ theory
a. arousal
b. Yerkes-Dodson
c. self-determination
d. James-Lange
C
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According to the gestalt psychologists, perception occurs because of the brain's ability to organize sensations according to rules.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A woman complains to her therapist that lately she hasn't "felt like herself." The therapist plans to use a behavior therapy treatment by altering the rewards and punishments in the woman's environment. What is likely to be the first step the therapist takes in setting up this treatment?
A. Define the woman's problem in terms of observable behaviors. B. Interview people the woman knows to determine the extent of the problem. C. Obtain baseline data for how often and when the problem occurs. D. Determine what in the woman's past has been responsible for causing this problem.
Golda used to really enjoy potato salad, and at a family reunion she ate a large helping. Unfortunately, the potato salad had not been kept cold, and Golda became quite ill after eating it. Now she finds that even the sight of potato salad in the school cafeteria can make her feel sick to her stomach. In this example of classical conditioning, the sight of potato salad in the school cafeteria is:
a. an unconditioned stimulus b. a conditioned stimulus c. an unconditioned response d. a conditioned response
Verbal skills are necessary for which type of memory?
implicit short-term motor explicit