Imagine that you try to condition someone so that a particular sound elicits a literal "knee-jerk response." Which of the following is accurate?

A. The initial strike to the knee is the CS.
B. The initial knee-jerk response is the CR.
C. The sound is the CS.
D. The anticipation of being struck in the knee is the CSR.


Answer: C

Psychology

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a. ?are considered to be too minor to cause psychological stress b. ?could have the cumulative impact of a major life event c. ?are likely to cause the same level of psychological stress for all of us d. ?are considered simply to be the hassles of everyday life

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

Ganglion receptive fields a. are always the same size

b. do not show the same center-surround organization as bipolar receptive fields. c. are smaller in the periphery than in the macula. d. are smaller in the macula than in the periphery.

Psychology

Robin Miller and Marybeth Shinn point out that both research to practice models and community-centered models of program implementation:

a. assume that the development of new interventions always begins with researchers. b. ignore the fact that many communities have developed effective prevention programs on their own. c. are based upon learning from indigenous prevention efforts. d. both ‘a' and ‘b'.

Psychology