According to Amsel's theory, what occurs if an individual is unrewarded for a response for which it was previously rewarded?
a. an unlearned frustration response
b. a learned frustration response
c. an unlearned aggressive response
d. learned helplessness
a
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Omar joined a group that has radical ideas and sometimes even acts on them. His family calls it a cult. When he was initiated, the group shaved his head, gave him a new name, and told him what he must wear. By changing Omar's physical appearance and name,the group initiated which process?
A. Recruitment B. Enmeshment C. Biographical reconstruction D. Conversion
Women, the poor, and blacks are less likely than others to be represented on trials for capital cases. One big reason for this, according to the text, is that ____
a. judges tend to be in favor of the death penalty, and therefore remove from jury panels members of these groups because they are believed to be relatively averse to the death penalty b. trials for these cases tend to be held in counties where these groups are underrepresented c. these groups tend to be more opposed to the death penalty than others, and thus often "opt out" of sitting on juries for these cases d. these groups tend to be more opposed to the death penalty than others, and are thus often disqualified from sitting on juries for these cases
The idiographic approach to personality has advantages. For example,
A. researchers can compare all people on measures of a certain trait. B. it reveals common traits. C. the person rather than the researcher determines what traits to examine. D. it provides information about the relationship between traits and behavior.
In the context of classical conditioning, the reemergence of an extinguished conditioned response after a period of rest and with no further conditioning is known as
A. positive reinforcement. B. habituation. C. spontaneous recovery. D. extinction.