"If a response is followed by a pleasurable consequence, it will tend to be repeated. If a response is followed by an unpleasant consequence, it will tend not to be repeated." This is a statement of __________.

A. the law of positive reinforcement
B. Rescorla's cognitive perspective
C. Thorndike's law of effect
D. Garcia's conditional emotional response


Answer: C

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Auditory association areas in the brain:

A. send impulses to the middle ear which vibrate the ossicles B. transform meaningless sounds into meaningful perceptions C. trigger nerve impulses that activate the hair cells D. convert nerve impulses into sensations of sound

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A. cognitive B. developmental C. health D. industrial and organizational

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What will be an ideal response?

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