The defense mechanism of regression is illustrated by the behavior of a 12-year-old boy who starts having tantrums after his family moves to a different state

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


Answer: True

Psychology

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a. caffeine c. marijuana b. nicotine d. Valium

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Who first distinguished between respondent and operant behavior??

a. ?Skinner b. ?Hull c. ?Watson d. ?Tolman e. ?Bandura

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In an example reported in your text, a man was trapped behind a refrigerator and nearly suffocated. Subsequently, he has a phobia of tight, enclosed spaces and is afraid to ride on small, crowded elevators. However, he has no fear of large, uncrowded elevator rides. The man's fear of small elevators is an example of , and his lack of fear toward large elevators is an example of

a. reconditioning; extinction b. stimulus generalization; extinction c. stimulus generalization; stimulus discrimination d. stimulus discrimination; extinction e. stimulus discrimination; stimulus generalization

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A combination of the hormones aldosterone and angiotensin II leads to an increase in preference for ____ tastes

a. sweet b. sour c. salty d. bitter

Psychology