John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner's experiment with Little Albert showed that
A. psychological studies can raise ethical issues.
B. organisms become immune to conditioned stimuli.
C. extinction leads to the complete elimination of a response.
D. backward conditioning is the most efficient method of conditioning.
Answer: A
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Which of the following is a true statement about B. F. Skinner?
a. He denied the existence of internal forces that direct behavior and development. b. His study of behavior incorporated psychoanalytic and humanistic approaches. c. His work rendered all previous personality theories obsolete. d. He made no reference to internal, subjective states to account for behavior.
George is supposed to give a presentation in his History class on Thursday, and has been dreading it intensely all month (his knowledge of the topic is shaky, and so is his presentation style). On Wednesday, the day before the presentation is scheduled, George's teacher, Ms. Torres, tells him that he can present the following week if he likes. Instead of taking Ms. Torres up on this offer,
however, George says that he will go ahead and present the next day. Why? a. George must have coped with his nervousness and dread by changing some relevant attitudes and beliefs. b. George must have heard Ms. Torres incorrectly because of his anxiety; otherwise, he would obviously have postponed the presentation. c. George must have coped with his nervousness and dread by simply blocking the presentation out of his mind completely and not thinking about it. d. George must have low self-esteem; otherwise, he would have postponed the presentation.
Blind and double-blind procedures are one way to control for the effects of __________ in experimental research
a. expectations c. chance factors b. high costs d. confounding variables
The early childhood education program started in 1965 to bridge the early learning experiences of disadvantaged children with their more advantaged peers is known as ______
Fill in the blank with correct word