As she walked through her neighborhood, Posie, a 6-year-old girl, frequently saw a large brown dog. She repeatedly walked to the dog to pet it, but as her hand approached the animal, it barked and bit her. The bite was painful and caused her to cry. Posie now cries when she sees any dog-big or small, brown or black, etc. This illustrates which of the following concepts?
A. generalization
B. discrimination
C. extinction
D. spontaneous recovery
Answer: A
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a. buying groceries c. winning a multimillion dollar lottery b. answering the telephone d. getting married
Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA,
A) is a rodlike structure that stores and transmits genetic information. B) comes in 23 matching pairs. C) looks like a twisted ladder. D) cannot duplicate itself.
Research has suggested a relationship between the disorder of schizophrenia and the concept of self. Specifically, schizophrenia is often associated with
A. an inability to think about oneself differently than others. B. confusion about whether behavior is produced by oneself or others. C. an exaggerated sense of self and overly positive self-esteem. D. greater than average use of self-enhancement strategies.
The easiest psychological problem to link to problems with the approach/avoidance system is
a. anxiety. b. depression. c. phobias. d. antisocial personality.