Adam was stung by a bee when he was a child. As a result, he is frightened not only of bees but of all flying insects. In the context of classical conditioning, this scenario exemplifies the concept of ________.

What will be an ideal response?


stimulus generalization

Psychology

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Quintin needed to call the local department store to see if his catalog order was in. He found the telephone number in the phone book, mentally rehearsed the number, and called the department store. Most likely, this number was stored in his __________ memory.

A. short-term B. long-term C. episodic D. semantic

Psychology

In industrialized nations, childhood diseases have declined dramatically during the past half-century, largely as a result of

A) generous government nutrition programs. B) government-funded health care. C) widespread immunization of infants and young children. D) a reduction in the number of viral and bacterial infections worldwide.

Psychology

To explain most behavior, John B. Watson adopted the concept of conditioning developed by

a. Max Wertheimer. b. Abraham Maslow. c. Ivan Pavlov. d. Edward Titchener.

Psychology

Eight­year­old Jayce is being administered an intelligence test

in the school psychologist's office. The school psychologist will be asking Jayce vocabulary and comprehension questions as well as having Jayce put together puzzles and block designs. Jayce is being admininstered a(n) test. a. projective b. group c. individual d. performance

Psychology