Explain the significance of a conditioned emotional response.
What will be an ideal response?
A conditioned emotional response is a classically conditioned response in which a novel stimulus comes to elicit components of an emotional reaction after prior pairing with an emotionally relevant stimulus. These conditioned emotional responses can be used to study the brain areas responsible for these responses. Lesions can help elucidate the functions of different brain areas related to these responses.
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a. sympathy. c. compassion. b. empathy. d. pity.
Dr. Stephenson wants to investigate whether children who eat a lot of processed sugar find it more difficult to sit still and concentrate in school than children who don't. She randomly divides all the children in the Edward L. Thorndike Elementary School into two groups. Group one is given a breakfast of Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs cereal and chocolate milk, and a midday snack of Jolt Cola and
Crunchy Sugar Granola Chews. Group two is given an identical breakfast and snack, but their food contains artificial sweeteners instead of processed sugar. Dr. Stephenson records the behavior of each group of children on these diets for one month and compares them statistically. In this experiment, Dr. Stephenson's experimental group is the A) children's behavior before and after their breakfasts and snacks. B) type of sweetener used in the children's breakfasts and snacks. C) children in group one. D) children in group two.
Which of the following is true of the characteristics of sibling relationships as described by Judy Dunn?
A. Most children have predominantly negative feelings toward their siblings. B. There is no observable variation in sibling relationships. C. Most siblings report that they do not really know each other very well. D. There is considerable variation in sibling relationships.
A researcher wants to analyze the reliability of a survey that consists of multiple items used to measure the same construct to determine if all items measure the same construct. Which measure of reliability should the researcher compute?
A. central tendency B. Cohen's ê C. Solomon's â D. Cronbach's á