According to psychologists, habituation is:
a. a decline in responsiveness after repeated exposure to an event
b. an automatic shift of attention toward novel events
c. an increase in responsiveness after repeated exposure to an event
d. an acquired response that develops in anticipation of an unconditioned stimulus
A
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The belief that the unconscious mind has an influence on one's behavior is part of what early approach to psychology?
A) structuralism B) functionalism C) psychoanalysis D) behaviorism
From the debate over the importance of the general intelligence factor "g", one can conclude that
a) g has little pragmatic utility b) g has pragmatic utility c) considering only g may obscure key questions such as why a person is intelligent d) both b and c
The root of operant conditioning may be traced to ________'s early studies of hungry cats learning to escape from cages.
A. Skinner B. Watson C. Thorndike D. Pavlov
Emma conducted a 3 x 2 ANOVA, which revealed a significant interaction. If she is interested in interpreting this interaction, which analyses should she now conduct?
a. One sample t-test b. Chi-Square test c. Simple effects d. Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test