When Anna was a child, a dog named Max used to bark at her whenever she walked past him, and even bit her once. As an adult, whenever she meets a pet named Max, her palms start to sweat and her heart races. Anna's behavior an example of ________.

A. reinforcement
B. habituation
C. association
D. unconditioned response


Answer: C

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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If we say that bipolar disorder has a concordance rate of 85 percent in monozygotic twins, we mean that a. 85 percent of the time bipolar disorder is the result of genetic influences shared by monozygotic twins

b. if one monozygotic (identical) twin has bipolar disorder, his or her twin has an 85 percent chance of being diagnosed with the disorder as well. c. 85 percent of the time, bipolar disorder cannot be explained by genetic variables, even in monozygotic twins. d. a parent with bipolar disorder has an 85 percent chance of passing the disorder to his or her monozygotic twins.

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The onset of menstruation is ________

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

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According to the textbook, ______ variables change along with the independent variable, making it difficult to pinpoint actual causes.

a. correlative b. blind c. dependent d. confounding

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