In pioneering research with the sea slug Aplysia, Kandel and colleagues demonstrated that, after generating a strong gill-withdrawal response by delivering a shock to the tail of Aplysia, even light touches to the tail would provoke gill withdrawal for some period of time. This finding demonstrates the behavioural principle of:
A) classical conditioning.
B) habituation.
C) operant conditioning.
D) sensitization.
D) sensitization.
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a. ?within females than within males b. ?within males than within female c. ?between the two genders than within each gender. d. ?within each gender than between the two genders
In adolescence, __________ appears to be the most powerful predictors of whether or not adolescents become friends.
A. gender B. degree of intimacy C. reputation in the peer group D. degree of social support
During middle childhood ___________________________________
a. both boys and girls come to see occupations they associate with men as having higher status than occupations they associate with women b. gender segregation is unique to play groups in the United States c. boys feel less competent than their female counterparts in math and science even when they have equal abilities in these areas based on their grades d. play groups in traditional cultures become less gender-segregated than they were in early childhood
Theorists who believe that change is possible and even likely if new experiences support it emphasize
What will be an ideal response?