A rat that was allowed to roam freely in a maze without reinforcement will later find food at the end of the maze faster than a rat that never saw the maze before because of

a. contingency planning. c. cognitive mapping.
b. shaping. d. programmed learning.


C

Psychology

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a. pons b. hypothalamus c. hippocampus d. thalamus

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__________is a behavior therapy method in which fear-evoking stimuli are presented continuously in the absence of actual harm so that fear responses are extinguished

A) Generalization B) Sensitizing C) Discrimination D) Flooding E) Select

Psychology

In the view of educator Martin Covington, many students do not succeed in school because . . .

a. They want to protect their self-esteem b. Their parents are too permissive c. The material is not challenging d. Dogs eat their homework

Psychology

The ‘foot-in-the-door’, ‘door-in-the-face’, and ‘that’s not all’ are all variations on methods to induce:

a. conformity b. compliance c. obedience d. coaction e social loafing

Psychology