Areas of the brain that play major roles in discrimination learning include ______.

A. the prefrontal cortex
B. the hypothalamus
C. the parietal lobe
D. none of these are correct


A. the prefrontal cortex

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a. Hans: "As long as you talk on a hands-free cell phone, you can still pay full attention to driving." b. Gail: "As long as you are an experienced driver, talking on a hand-held cell phone or a hands-free cell phone will not distract your attention." c. María Luisa: "If the traffic is heavy, talking on a hands-free cell phone can distract your attention." d. Josh: "Fortunately, drivers are not distracted when a passenger is having a conversation on a phone."

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Assuming that African Americans attend college for free is an example of ______.

A. benevolent prejudice B. modern-symbolic prejudice C. old-fashioned prejudice D. ambivalent prejudice

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The dictator of a small country has been removed and a new government is forming. Among the first task for the new country is the creation of the country's laws. Instead of the above scenarios, the new government institutes a policy that allows all adult citizens to vote for representatives who will make new laws and serve in government. This describes:

A. the conflict paradigm. B. the consensus paradigm. C. the pluralist paradigm. D. the Marxist paradigm.

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Every time 2-month-old Alberto's mother gives him a bottle, she smiles and sings him a song. If

classical conditioning is correct, Alberto should soon start sucking a. whenever his mother says his name. b. only when the bottle's nipple is placed in his mouth. c. when his mother smiles at him. d. when his mother smiles and places the bottle's nipple into his mouth

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