A study that examines existing records or databases is referred to as a(n)
a. anecdotal study.
b. survey.
c. case study.
d. archival study.
d
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Which of the following students' statements represents the best understanding of the concept of schemas?
a. Rosario: "Schemas are typically counterproductive, causing more errors than correct responses." b. Dean: "Schemas help us anticipate what will happen in a situation." c. Angelique: "Schemas refer to the order in which events occur, whereas scripts refer to the general characteristics of a situation." d. Edgar: "Schemas are especially well developed for nonprototypical items."
Trisha is gradually developing an impairment in her ability to perform finely coordinated movements, such as cutting a clove of garlic into very small pieces. Doctors will probably discover a problem in her ____.?
a. ?medulla oblongata b. ?hypothalamus c. ?cerebellum d. ?amygdala
Consider an experiment in which a pigeon is placed in a Skinner box with a button on the wall. The cage contains a small green light that is turned on and off intermittently throughout the day. When the pigeon pecks the button when the green light is on, the behavior is reinforced with food. When it pecks the button when the green light is off, the behavior is not reinforced. The pigeon soon
learns that button pecking will be rewarded only when the green light is on. In this scenario, the green light is a(n)__________. A) unconditioned stimulus B) discriminative stimulus C) unlearned stimulus D) aversive stimulus E) Select
Recent research on emotionality produced a mouse with a nonfunctional gene for normal fear behavior. This mouse exhibits behavioral indications of being relatively fearless and is a typical example of ______ research.
A. antisense RNA B. gene transfer C. knockout gene D. twin study