A puff of air will make your eye blink every time it hits your eye. If we sound a horn before each puff of air hits your eye several times, you will soon blink to the horn alone. Thus, blinking to the horn illustrates
a. an automatic, non-learned response.
b. learning by consequences.
c. classical conditioning.
d. operant conditioning.
ANSWER: c
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What does the disequilibrium principle state? a. Heredity and environment contribute equally to both classical and operant conditioning. b. Reinforcement increases the balance of activity between the left and right hemispheres
c. If you have been deprived of doing something, a chance to do it will be reinforcing. d. Punishment is most effective for someone who has also received much reinforcement.
An individual test
a. is less expensive to administer. b. provides more objective scoring. c. provides information about the unique attributes of the examinee. d. are more reliable than group tests.
The extinction of conditioned responses leads to their permanent eradication
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Janet just turned 50, and she feels as if she is not making any real contributions through the career she has chosen. She is starting to believe that her life is meaningless and that it has had no purpose up until now
Based on Erikson's theory, it is likely that Janet will: a) develop a sense of despair. b) feel stagnated. c) develop feelings of generativity. d) show evidence of role confusion.