Your parakeet eats some cooked spaghetti. Later, the parakeet gets ill. What would the research on biological preparedness predict?
a) The parakeet will probably not eat shell macaroni because it smells similar to spaghetti.
b) The parakeet will probably not eat shell macaroni because it tastes similar to spaghetti.
c) The parakeet will probably not eat linguini noodles because they are long and thin and look similar to
spaghetti.
d) The parakeet will eat spaghetti again.
c
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One explanation for why humans need REM and slow-wave sleep focuses on the possibility that they contribute to
a. keeping the individual safe from predators. b. the firming up of the learning that took place during that day. c. impairing the creative response. d. helping the individual keep a low body temperature.
Owen has been working on three different term papers for the last three weeks. At first, he felt overwhelmed by the work and had frequent headaches and stomachaches, but he appears to be more in control and the headaches are gone for now, even though the stresses are still there. Owen is currently exhibiting signs of which stage of the general adaptation syndrome?
A) stage of regulation B) stage of resistance C) stage of resolution D) defensive reaction stage
Long-term research on children who were in Project Head Start indicates that
a. while early changes in IQ are rare, significant increases in IQ are seen during the college years. b. compensatory programs like Head Start lead to poorer attitudes about achievement. c. children in these programs are more likely to end up in special education classes than their peers. d. participation in such programs may reduce the likelihood of teenage pregnancy.
Process variables are also known as
a. specific factors. b. nonspecific factors. c. placebo factors. d. nonplacebo factors.