After hatching, a graylag goose follows the first moving object it sees, for example, a person. Later, at sexual maturity, the goose shows no interest in conspecifics (other graylag geese). This case would be an example of:
a. instinct
b. social learning
c. imprinting
d. reward
c
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Dr. Schwinn, a clinical psychologist, wants to know if behavior desensitization therapy is an effective treatment for a variety of specific phobias. Moreover, she wants to know scientifically that the benefits of the therapy are the result of the treatment itself, rather than the client’s own motivations or merely the passage of time. Based on this knowledge, Dr. Schwinn must be an advocate of
____. a. ?the use of congruence b. ?phenomenological psychology c. ?the eclectic approach to therapy d. ?evidence based practices
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a) relearning b) recognition c) repetition d) recall
Most standardized tests of intelligence have a distribution of scores that __________
a) follows the normal curve. b) has a positive skew. c) has a negative skew. d) appears bimodal with two peaks of high frequency.