Dave is having his ears checked. Tones of varying frequencies are administered either to his left ear or to his right ear. A tone beeps in his left ear, and Dave reports that he did not hear the tone. According to signal detection theory, he has just had a ________________.
a. correct rejection
b. false alarm
c. miss
d. hit
Answer: c. miss
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A. His arms will be longer than his legs; his head will increase in proportion to the rest of the body. B. His arms will be shorter than his legs; his head will increase in proportion to the rest of the body. C. His arms will be longer than his legs; his head will decrease in proportion to the rest of the body. D. His arms will be shorter than his legs; his head will decrease in proportion to the rest of the body.
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Which of the following would NOT be an example of learning?
a. A newborn infant sucks on a nipple filled with milk. b. A teenager falls asleep after staying awake for 96 hours. c. A rat presses a lever to obtain a food pellet. d. You wince when you see a long needle similar to the one that hurt you during a drug injection last week. e. A and B are correct.