Which one of the following choices refers to the tendency to give our attention to unexpected noises or other stimuli and is part of our goal of self-preservation?
A. Habituation
B. Intelligence
C. Orienting reflex
D. Learning
Answer: C
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Drugs that produce an unpleasant effect when combined with certain other drugs are
a. aversives. b. antagonists. c. partial agonists. d. agonists.
Which hemisphere of the cerebral cortex is dominant in language tasks?
a. front b. rear c. left d. right
The first self-report survey of relationship violence showed which of the following?
A. A majority of respondents had experienced relationship violence. B. A majority of respondents had knowingly perpetrated relationship violence. C. Men and women were perpetrators and victims of violence. D. Men and women experiences violence at much lower levels that originally thought.