When Peter was three years old, he was clawed very badly by the neighbor's cat. Today, Peter is afraid of all small animals, including rabbits and puppies. Peter's fear of all small animals illustrates the classical conditioning process referred to as:
a. stimulus discrimination
b. stimulus generalization
c. aversive conditioning
d. conditioned inhibition
B
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Which of the following is TRUE about the relationship between infant and adult heights?
a. There is no relationship between height as an infant and height as an adult. b. There is an almost perfect relationship between height as an infant and height as an adult. c. Long infants always grow up to be tall adults. d. There may be a relationship between an infant's height and their height as an adult.
‘Through a process of abduction the researcher begins to develop certain theoretical hypotheses. These hypotheses are then integrated into a tentative theoretical model that is tested as more data is collected.’ This refers to ______.
A. historical analysis B. grounded theory analysis C. interpretative phenomenological analysis D. meta-analysis
What does research suggest is the most reasonable conclusion about the effects of media violence?
a. They have an effect but primarily on children already predisposed to aggression. b. They have a strong effect, making most young children more aggressive. c. They have virtually no effect. d. Their effects depend on whether children are watching cartoons, television, or movies.
Behavior directed at helping others with no expectation of personal gain is called __________.
A. primacy B. conformity C. altruism D. manipulation