Operant conditioning is most closely associated with which of the following?
a. production of reflexive responses, such as salivation
b. production of emotional responses, such as fearfulness
c. the ability to screen meaningless repetitive stimuli out of consciousness
d. understanding the effect of consequences that follow a particular behavior
d
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In the treatment of anorexia nervosa, antidepressants __________.
A. have proven to be especially helpful B. are used, but they are not especially effective C. are commonly used to stimulate appetite D. have been found to be more effective than most psychological interventions
The "filter model" proposes that the filter identifies the attended message based on
A. meaning. B. modality. C. physical characteristics. D. higher order characteristics.
The two basic elements of a true experimental design are
a. a control group and random allocation of subjects to conditions b. a control group or a control condition and random allocation of subjects to groups c. random selection of subjects and random allocation of subjects to conditions d. random selection of subjects and each subject experiences every condition
Which of the following statements is most likely to have been made by a functionalist psychologist?
a. The mind is composed of discrete elements. b. Perception is greater than the sum of its parts. c. The only object of psychology is the study of behavior. d. Adaptation to the environment is the purpose of mental processes and behavior.