An experiment finds that a certain male subject always has an increased heart rate when he hears a certain piece of music. The experimenter sounds a buzzer and then plays the piece of music. The experimenter repeats this procedure until the man responds with an increased heart rate to the sound of the buzzer alone. In this situation, the unconditioned response is __________.
A. the increased heartbeat
B. the piece of music
C. the sound of the buzzer
D. listening to the music
Answer: A
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Dialectical behavior therapy is __________.
A. a once promising, problem-focused treatment for borderline personality disorder that results in relatively small gains compared to routine treatment B. an effective, long-term therapy for borderline personality disorder that focuses on personality change C. an old, long-term therapy for borderline personality disorder that has been found to be ineffective D. a short-term therapy for borderline personality disorder that involves medication and brief hospitalization
Distractors that are obviously incorrect
a. lower the reliability of the test. b. increase the reliability of the test. c. have no impact on the reliability of the test. d. reduce the likelihood of correct guessing.
According to Popper, the theories of Freud and Adler cannot be considered scientific because they:
a. make too many risky predictions b. make postdictions rather than predictions c. make predictions rather than postdictions d. are too easily falsified
According to your text, the most important concept that Sechenov introduced into psychology was:
a. the conditioned reflex b. inhibition c. association d. unconscious inference