When describing her theory of development, Candice says, "The basic idea is that I take a stimulus that at first has no effect on an individual. Then I pair that stimulus with a second stimulus that does elicit some response. After the two have been paired together a few times, I test to see if the initial stimulus now elicits a response similar to the one elicited by the second stimulus.". Given
this description, Candice would be best classified as a(n) _____ conditioning theorist.
a. operant
b. instrumental
c. social
d. classical
d
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A. 6-7 B. 7-8 C. 8-9 D. 9-10
Research on the treatment of AIDS is to _____ research as research on the differences between short-term memory and long-term memory is to _____ research
a. basic; applied b. applied; basic c. naturalistic; laboratory d. laboratory; naturalistic
Values are conclusions we reach on our own and have nothing to do with our family, friends, schools, or the media.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Retroactive interference
a. occurs when recent learning interferes with previous learning. b. occurs when previous learning interferes with more recent learning. c. only occurs when previous learning is particularly meaningful. d. only occurs when a person is trying to remember different kinds of information. e. is a function of encoding specificity.