Denny is quite fearful of going to the dentist. Over time, he has
noticed that he becomes anxious at even the smell of the dentist's office. Every step Denny takes, right up until the dentist starts to drill a tooth, seems to cause muscle tension and anxiety. Denny is experiencing _____
a) reflexive conditioning.
b) operant conditioning.
c) graduated conditioning.
d) higher-order conditioning.
Answer: d
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a) extinction b) systematic desensitization c) punishment d) token economy
Hebb argued that the nervous system is organized into special " __________ " that represent mental activity.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.
What is the probability of getting a sample mean between 500 and 520 if the population mean is 500 and the standard deviation of the sampling distribution (the standard error of the mean) is 20?
a. 0.5000 c. 0.3413 b. 0.4332 d. 0.1915
Who coined the term "survival of the fittest"??
a. ?Lamarck b. ?Erasmus Darwin c. ?Spencer d. ?Charles Darwin