In the smash hit comedy "Meet the Parents," the cat named Mister Jinx was taught to use a toilet by its owner, Mr. Burns. Despite this training, the cat's mother, Mrs. Burns, said "I don't think he likes it very much

Every chance he gets he tries to dig, squat, and bury!" The tendency of Mister Jinx to revert back to its instinctive behavior even after being trained to act in a different way is called __________.
a. instinctive drift
b. latent learning
c. innate action sequencing
d. cognitive mapping


Answer: A

Psychology

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Andy begins to believe that his behavior may be defined as gay. According to Vivienne Cass' model of coming out, he is in ____

a. Stage 1: Identity confusion c. Stage 3: Identity tolerance b. Stage 2: Identity comparison d. Stage 4: Identity acceptance

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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