We rely on simple learning processes such as habituation responses to help:

a. ignore those things that are repeated but are of no significant consequence
b. form new behaviors from experience
c. notice the new and unusual
d. form connections between events


A

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The research on women's studies courses shows that they

a. do not have a significant effect on the attitudes of male students. b. can change attitudes, but not patterns of thinking about issues. c. can increase women's self-confidence. d. are more likely to have an effect on European American women, rather than women of color.

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Self-regulation theorists who began in the learning perspective are more likely to talk about external reinforcers than self-reinforcers

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

A key function of the rubrospinal tract is to __________.

A. interconnect the spinal cord with the substantia nigra B. modulate the activity of the ventromedial group C. control the movements of the eyes to a moving stimulus D. control the independent movements of the forearms and hands

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