John B. Watson reported that he conditioned a child to fear white rats, a possible model of phobia development. Ignoring for now his questionable ethics, describe why this model is not a convincing explanation for phobias. What objects are the usual targets of phobias?
What will be an ideal response?
Many people develop phobias of an object with which they have had no harmful experiences, and many people who did have a painful experience fail to develop a phobia. People generally develop phobias of objects that have been dangerous throughout human experience (such as snakes or heights), objects that are hard to predict or control, and objects with which they have had few safe experiences.
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Which of the following is an advantage of optogenetic techniques over electrical stimulation techniques?
A. Optogenetic techniques are less invasive than electrical stimulation techniques. B. Optogenetic techniques can be used to stimulate a specific group of neurons, while electrical stimulation techniques are less specific. C. Optogenetic techniques can be used for deep brain structures, while electrical stimulation techniques can only be used for surface structures. D. Optogenetic techniques can be used in awake, behaving animals, while electrical stimulation techniques can only be used in animals that are anesthetized.
Drinking to the point that your pattern of use disrupts your life is defined as substance ________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
_____ cognitive therapy played an instrumental role in creating the field of cognitive-behavioral therapy
A) Beck's B) Rogers's C) Ellis's D) Wolpe's
The heritability of intelligence ______________ from childhood to adulthood
a. decreases b. increases c. stays the same d. has not been calculated in this area of research