According to ethological theory, behaviors are inhibited by:

a. fixed action patterns
b. appetitive action patterns
c. innate releasing mechanisms
d. learned releasing mechanisms


c

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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a) 2 hours per day b) 1 hour per day c) 1 hour per day of children's programming d) no television at all

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John has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and has shown improvement in positive symptoms while taking chlorpromazine. Which of the actions below, if taken by John, would be expected to greatly worsen his positive schizophrenia symptoms?

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