Which is the best example of vicarious conditioning?
A. After watching her friend, a smoker, die of cancer, Laura quit smoking.
B. A chimpanzee stacks boxes and climbs them to reach a piece of fruit.
C. Children act aggressively after watching a video of an aggressive adult.
D. You remember the layout of Disney World, even though you haven't been there in five years.
Answer: A
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a. denies access to necessary treatment. b. foments an invalidating self-schema. c. obviates relationship development. d. leads individuals to internalize flaws.
Larry is sitting on the sidelines at soccer practice because he stopped trying. He thought the other boys had more ability than he did, and he felt there was no sense in trying because he would never catch up. This is an example of which concept?
A. learned helplessness B. internal locus of control C. childhood depression D. fatalism
After riding in the back seat of a car, making rapid turns along a winding road, you experience dizziness and nausea because
a. information from the semicircular canals and the rest of your body is inconsistent. b. poisons build up in the system which cause vomiting to eject them. c. auditory and visual stimuli combine too rapidly and produce a sensory overload. d. kinesthetic receptors have been stimulated too vigorously and eventually shutdown.
Narcoleptics describe their sleep attacks as:
a. gradual c. restful b. calming d. irresistible