After Little Albert acquired a conditioned fear of rats, Watson
wanted to see how he would react to a white rabbit, cotton wool, and a Santa Claus mask. He was studying whether or not _____ had occurred.
a) behavior modification
b) stimulus discrimination
c) extinction
d) generalization
Answer: d
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Which of the following individuals have been shown to have greater tendency to suffer from hypertension?
a. Those with high levels of stress whose parents had normal blood pressure b. Those with low levels of stress whose parents had high blood pressure c. Those with high levels of stress whose parents had high blood pressure d. Those with low levels of stress whose parents had normal blood pressure
While listening to drug users describe the subjective effects of cocaine, BJ took a few notes to himself to remember that cocaine's effects are due to blocking the:
A) Effects of serotonin B) Reuptake of norepinephrine and dopamine C) Reuptake of dopamine D) Degradation of dopamine
Preoperational children engaged in problem solving tend to focus on more than one element of the problem at a time, which is a major reason they have developed conservation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
According to research, sex education
a. delays the age at which young people first engage in sexual intercourse. b. increases the risk that a young person will engage in sexual intercourse at an early age. c. has no effect on the age at which young people first engage in sexual intercourse. d. tends to undermine the parents' ability to encourage sexual responsibility in their children.