Which of the following would most likely be acquired by classical conditioning?
a. a rat learning to run through a maze correctly
b. a person learning to blink to the word "psychology"
c. a pigeon learns to peck a key of a toy piano
d. a rat learns to press a bar to receive food
ANSWER: b
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a. always has two dominant copies of a gene. b. always has two recessive copies of a gene. c. has identical copies of the gene. d. has different copies of the gene.
People tend, given their past experience in a situation, to have a most probable
response in that situation, then a second most probable, etc. This is called a (a) facilitation sequence (b) response hierarchy (c) behavioral rule system (d) directed behavior sequence
Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from H. M. Skeels's research on children raised in orphanages?
a. Orphans never recover psychologically from the loss of their parents. b. Intelligence is flexible and may be influenced by the environment. c. Mentally retarded children who are placed in an adult world and given adequate attention are not able to achieve normal levels of intelligence. d. Social experiences during childhood do not affect intelligence.
When can the average toddler first kick a ball or throw a small object?
a. 6 months b. 12 months c. 18 months d. 24 months