In a historic experiment with 11-month-old Albert, John Watson demonstrated that________
A) children cannot be conditioned to fear a formerly neutral stimulus
B) infants as young as a fewmonths old will repeat a behavior to obtain a desirable reward
C) adults can mold children’s behavior by carefully controlling stimulus–response associations
D) children have an innate, inborn fear of rats
Answer: C
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Which psychic structure is motivating behavior when you decide to stay home and study for a test, rather than go to a party you would really like to attend?
a. id c. superego b. ego d. none of these
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false