Which form of learning relies on newborns producing an "orienting response" in which they become quiet, attentive, and experience a slowed heart rate in response to novel stimuli?

A. habituation
B. operant conditioning
C. classical conditioning
D. modeling


Answer: A

Psychology

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a. do more harm than good. b. are seldom held by older adults. c. need to be combated at the individual, not societal, level. d. can protect the elderly from the effects of age discrimination.

Psychology

According to Morling's Ethical Decision-Making Matrix, which of the following best describes the Milgram Obedience experiments?

A. low reward/low risk B. low reward/high risk C. high reward/high risk D. high reward/high risk

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a. secondary b. individual c. surface d. tertiary

Psychology