In classical conditioning, the presentation of both neutral stimulus and UCS is called a:
A. trial
B. placebo
C. step
D. link
Answer: A
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A. works very well for obesity B. works very well for extreme obesity but not regular obesity C. works modestly well for obesity D. has had uncertain results
Researchers believe that humor attracts potential mates because it signifies ____
a. intelligence b. empathy c. the ability to nurture d. self-confidence
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A) Children should not try to learn languages from different families (e.g., English and Chinese), but because Spanish and English are similar, learning a second language should have little negative effect. B) Learning a second language during childhood is actually beneficial to the development of language skills. C) Children younger than four years old should not be exposed to a second language, but it should not affect a six-year-old. D) This is a good strategy; children should not try to learn a second language until their preteens.
One of the basic themes in Part 1 is that personal experience can be very
untrustworthy as a guide to the truth. An example is (a) our visual perception is faulty, so the stars appear much further away than they are (b) our bodies cannot detect uniform motion, which means that we tend to perceive the world as stationary (c) placebo effects, such as in the study on speech anxiety (d) both B and C are examples of the untrustworthiness of personal experience