Which brain structure modifies the strength of the startle reflex?
a. Corpus callosum
b. Amygdala
c. Cerebellum
d. Thalamus
b
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Cocaine increases which two chemical messengers?
a. noradrenaline and dopamine b. acetylcholine and THC c. histamine and phosphene d. RNA and serotonin
To teach a tiger to jump through a flaming hoop, the tiger is first reinforced for jumping up on a certain pedestal, then for leaping from that pedestal to another. Next the tiger has to jump through a hoop between the pedestals to get the reward
Finally, the hoop is set afire and the tiger must jump through it to get the reward. This is an example of __________ . a. modeling b. shaping c. negative reinforcement d. secondary learning
In addition to seriation tasks that can be done visually, and therefore do not require a mental operation, Piaget also found that during concrete operations children developed the ability to seriate mentally; this ability is referred to as ___
a. transitive inference b. inductive reasoning c. transitive reference d. statistical transference
Mr. Vogt is frustrated with his daughter’s exaggerated sense of her personal uniqueness. One way he could deal with this is to __________
A) encourage a more balanced perspective by pointing out that he had similar feelings as a teenager B) give her a “reality check” in which he points out many other people with similar characteristics C) play along with her inflated sense of self, as it will eventually diminish on its own D) refuse to acknowledge his daughter’s unique characteristics