Imprinting must occur during a specific time period for it to develop at all, as demonstrated by Konrad Lorenz with the geese. This time period is known as a:

a. sensitive period. c. learning period.
b. maturational period. d. critical period.


D

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One critique of Professor Bem’s recent study of extrasensory perception (ESP) is that ____

a. he exposed undergraduates to erotic photographs without their consent b. he changed his research methods in the middle of the experiment without explanation c. he coerced students into participating by implying that he would lower their grades d. he failed to compensate the students for their participation

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Drug self-administration studies indicate that __________

a. animals may actually "prefer" the drug experience b. reinforcers are more effective when there is some delay between them and the behavior c. the psychiatric drugs chlorpromazine and imipramine are high in reinforcement value d. all of these e. none of these

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Our subjective experience of the external world and our mind is called:

A) self-perception. B) objective reality. C) consciousness. D) unconscious processing.

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What theory of hypnosis posits that individuals who are highly suggestible are simply responding to waking imaginative suggestions?

A) Demand characteristics theory B) Dissociation theory C) Sociocognitive theory D) Unconscious motivation theory

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