In the context of physiological measures, psychologist Christopher Patrick found that when most people look at anxiety-producing photographs, ________.

A. their startle reflex is faster than usual
B. their startle reflex is no different than usual
C. their startle reflex is slower than usual
D. they cannot be startled


Answer: A

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Joseph Wolpe developed an effective form of treatment for phobias designed to break the link between the object of fear and the experience of fear. His therapy is known as systematic _______________

Fill in the blank with the correct word.

Psychology

In operant conditioning, __________

A) a neutral stimulus is paired with a conditioned stimulus that leads to a reflexive response B) babies build expectations about stimulus events, but do not influence the stimuli that occur C) infants act, and stimuli that follow their behavior change the probability that the behavior will occur again D) once a baby’s nervous system makes the connection between two stimuli, the neutral stimulus produces the behavior

Psychology

About ______ different sounds are used in all known spoken languages.

A. 80 B. 160 C. 200 D. 320

Psychology

When a word is used too broadly, ____ is taking place.

A. scaffolding B. babbling C. equilibration D. overextension

Psychology