Your mother has a fear of cats. The psychologist repeatedly pairs her love for classical music with the gradual exposure to a cat. What is this known as?
a. higher-order conditioning c. operant conditioning
b. counterconditioning d. cookie conditioning
B
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George and Logan are brothers. They live in a small apartment in the city with some other relatives. Their family is extremely poor. Their father is hardest on George, the eldest, and sometimes physically abuses the brothers. Which environmental factor is likely to be most important in the later adjustment of George and Logan?
A. Their poverty B. The overcrowding of their living situation C. The physical abuse D. The fact that they live with other family members
Jill doesn't want to use drugs during childbirth. Another effective pain reduction technique she could try would be:
a. meditation b. hypnosis c. REM deprivation therapy d. alpha wave therapy
After having a very large meal at her mother's house, Stefani complains that she is "too full to move.". Soon after, Stefani's aunt arrives with a strawberry pie, which is Stefani's favorite; and Stefani eats three large pieces of the pie. Stefani's eating of the pie after having a large meal is best explained by the
a. "pull" of external stimuli. b. "push" of internal needs. c. process of homeostasis. d. drive reduction of stimulus motives.
Being able to understand abstract symbols like the numbers "1" and "2" is a hallmark of what type of thinking?
a. sensorimotor c. concrete operational b. preoperational d. hypothetical