At home, you rattle the chain on your dog's leash every time you prepare to take him for a walk. After several episodes like this, you find that your dog comes running to the front door even when you pick up the leash to put it back in the closet
In this example, what is the conditioned stimulus?
a. going for a walk
b. the sound of the leash
c. the front door
d. the dog runs to the door
b
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a. Hollywood heuristic b. "what is beautiful is good" effect c. social allergy effect d. beauty factor
Someone speaks up during a Social Problems class and says, "I really think that abortion is a form of murder." Which one of the three components was demonstrated by this student?
A. cognitive B. affective C. physiological D. behavioral
Lois tells her friend Karl to always type class assignments on an expensive typewriter because instructors are less likely to spot errors on an official-looking page. Lois's advice relies on:
A. instructor bias B. perceptual set C. selective perception D. a positive association between reading speed and clarity of the typed page
A neuron's maximum rate of firing is theoretically about _________ action potentials per second
a. 200 b. 500 c. 1,000 d. 10,000