Andre is participating in a psychology study. He is sitting alone in a room, and every few seconds a bright light flashes in front of him. When the light flashes, he blinks. After a while, a phone rings right before the flash of light. Soon, Andre blinks when the phone rings. In this example, the conditioned stimulus is the
A. phone ringing.
B. flash of light.
C. blinking after the flash.
D. blinking after the ringing.
Answer: A
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a. ?Gall b. ?Spurzheim c. ?Broca d. ?Hall e. ?Flourens
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A. .5 B. 5.0 C. 5. D. .05
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a. children with high IQs from children with low IQs b. children who would be able to learn in school from those who needed special instruction. c. white children from black children. d. economically disadvantaged children from the "select few" who previously attended school.
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