Classical conditioning is most reliable and effective when the conditioned stimulus is presented ______ the unconditioned stimulus.

A) a significant time before
B) just after
C) a significant time after
D) just before


Ans: D) just before

Psychology

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A. expected B. immediate C. integral D. incidental

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Molly hears that addiction may be due to changes in brain patterns and activity as a result of repeated drug use. When she asks her professor why this is so, he cites research by Brower (2006), which states that ____

a. what she has heard is only a myth, and has no basis in fact b. only individuals with familial alcoholism and drug addiction are likely to show these changes in brain patterns c. the chronic flooding of dopamine from drug use eventually results in compulsive drug-seeking behavior d. the research is merely correlational and no one is certain why this happens

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a. ?burning at the stake b. ?bloodletting c. ?praying d. ?fresh air and a balanced diet

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Which action would likely lead to a significant drop in the incidence of physical child abuse?

A. Having the entire world adopt an attitude toward childrearing like that seen in the United States B. Wiping out poverty C. Eliminating government intervention into parenting issues D. Encouraging parents to adopt an authoritarian style

Psychology