Your dog jumps on you every time you get a dish out of the kitchen cabinet to feed him. You train your dog to eat only out of a square dish so that he quits jumping on you when you get out other dishes. Your dog's new behavior illustrates
a) acquisition.
b) generalization.
c) discrimination.
d) spontaneous recovery.
C
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Ellen is at the mall doing some shopping when she runs into one of her closest friends, Vicki. Vicki is with a friend visiting from out of town and introduces that friend to Ellen. Research on impression formation suggests that
a. Ellen will feel jealous and immediately dislike Vicki's friend. b. Ellen's affection for Vicki will make her tend to like Vicki's friend. c. Ellen will be focused on shopping and not form an impression of Vicki's friend. d. Ellen will like Vicki's friend because she is from out of town.
The EEG brain wave patterns of a person who is hypnotized
a. consist of Stage 2 sleep waves with numerous sleep spindles. b. resemble those of a person in a very deep sleep. c. resemble those of a person pretending to be hypnotized. d. are different from any of these patterns.
From an evolutionary perspective, precise hand control was probably the main advantage derived from
a. upright walking. c. the transition from hunters to gatherers. b. increased brain size. d. constant movement from place to place.
A gray card in sunlight looks darker than a white card in the shade. This is an example of
a. brightness constancy. b. form constancy. c. habituation. d. counterbalancing. e. the phi phenomenon.