After owning a car with a manual transmission, Don buys a car with an automatic transmission. When first driving his new car, he keeps reaching for the nonexistent clutch and gearshift. This is an example of

a. acquisition.
b. stimulus generalization.
c. stimulus discrimination.
d. shaping.


B

Psychology

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a. clinical observation c. self-reports b. complaints by a patient's family members d. psychological testing

Psychology

Whitney has to remember a poem for school. She does this by thinking about its meaning

and the ways in which its structure enhances that meaning. She is using _________ processing. a. shallow b. automatic c. maintenance d. mnemonic e. deep

Psychology

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A) crowd B) circle C) clique D) club

Psychology

Summarize the findings of the Langlois studies of babies' preferences for attractive faces

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology