Which of the following is asserted by arousal theory?
A. We become accustomed to boredom and learn to enjoy it.
B. We become accustomed to excitement and learn to enjoy it.
C. We seek excitement when bored and rest when overstimulated.
D. We seek sleep, food, and security to maintain homeostasis.
C. We seek excitement when bored and rest when overstimulated.
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In classical conditioning, an unconditioned stimulus is
a. an unlearned reaction to a stimulus that occurs without previous conditioning. b. a learned reaction to a stimulus that occurs as a result of previous conditioning. c. a stimulus that evokes a response without previous conditioning. d. a previously neutral stimulus that has acquired the capacity to evoke a learned response.
High-frequency sounds cause the greatest vibration of
a. hair cells in the middle of the basilar membrane. b. hair cells nearest the oval window. c. hair cells nearest the auditory nerve. d. hair cells farthest down the basilar membrane from the oval window. e. the membrane of the eardrum.
The relationship that exists between personalities where some personalities are aware of other personalities but this awareness is not always reciprocated is
a. two-way amnesiac. b. one-way amnesiac. c. mutually aware. d. reciprocal.
We tend to group together edges or contours that have the same orientation, illustrating the perceptual grouping rule of:
A) similarity. B) common fate. C) continuity. D) closure.