Cedrick was harassed by two men at the ATM; one he had seen at an earlier bar fight and one he did not know. Although the men were equally scary, Cedrick developed a much stronger fear of the man whom he had never seen before. This scenario is an example of
A) ?latent inhibition.
B) ?blocking.
C) ?higher-order conditioning.
D) ?sensory preconditioning.
A
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d. more positively evaluate the face of a stranger than the guy who sat in front of her in class all semester.
Which of the following is true about hate speech?
a. it can be based on race, disability status, religion, or sexual orientation b. it is meant to degrade, intimidate, or dehumanize people c. it involves calling people derogatory names and advocating violence against them d. All of the above
According to your textbook, which of the following is one of the important skills related to emotional intelligence?
a. creativity b. concept formation c. empathy d. directive communication
Which statement about Jerome Kagan’s longitudinal research on the stability of temperament is true?
A) The majority of babies in the study were easily upset by novelty. B) Most children’s dispositions became more extreme over time. C) Most children’s dispositions became less extreme over time. D) About 50 to 70 percent of the extreme groups retained their temperamental styles as they grew older.