As soon as Mario retired, he moved to Florida and went for walks on the beach every day. Unfortunately, although going for walks was still his most enjoyable activity, it was less enjoyable than it used to be. This appears to be an example of how the tendency to _________ can result in long-term _________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


meliorate; habituation

Psychology

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According to Ryckman, the Davis study on self-selection of diet by infants:

a. provided clear and unequivocal evidence in support of the organismic wisdom hypothesis b. produced valid results because the infants could choose between foods with nutritive value and those without such value c. showed that the validity of the organismic wisdom notion is open to serious question d. was essentially devoid of methodological flaws

Psychology

In contrast to learning theory, the nativist theory of language development proposes that __________ factors account for the acquisition of language

a. environmental c. early experience b. social d. inborn

Psychology

Research on sex hormones suggests that:

a. fluctuating levels of progesterone make women emotional before menstruation. b. the testes are the only site for the production of androgens. c. estrogen enhances learning and memory. d. estrogen and progesterone are produced only by females.

Psychology

Brett has an intense, irrational fear of needles and other sharp objects. Brett might be diagnosed with ______.

a. agoraphobia b. panic disorder c. generalized anxiety disorder d. specific phobia

Psychology