When Zhao was 5 years old, there was a thunderstorm one night. While Zhao watched the "pretty" lightning in the sky, the storm sirens near his house went off and scared him. As an adult, he is still terrified of thunderstorms. Based on classical conditioning principles, a behavioral therapist would suggest the fear that Zhao feels during thunderstorms is:
a. an unconditioned stimulus
b. an unconditioned response
c. a conditioned response
d. a conditioned stimulus
C
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The ____________ stimulates the production of the human growth hormone.
A. hypothalamus B. pituitary gland C. both a and b D. Neither a nor b
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Crunchy Sugar Granola Chews. Group two is given an identical breakfast and snack, but their food contains artificial sweeteners instead of processed sugar. Dr. Kieu records the behavior of each group of children on these diets for one month and compares them statistically. In this experiment, Dr. Kieu's independent variable is the A) children's behavior before and after their breakfasts and snacks. B) type of sweetener used in the children's breakfasts and snacks. C) children in group one. D) children in group two.
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