Recognizing a dinosaur because you have seen pictures of dinosaurs in a book or watched the film Jurassic Park is an example of a natural concept that was developed through ________ experience.
a. direct
b. indirect
c. practical
d. theoretical
b. indirect
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Britney believes that exposure to violent television increases aggressive behavior by making people's own aggressive thoughts more accessible. Christina believes that violent television increases aggressive behavior by impairing people's cognitive abilities, which in turn makes them worry less about the consequences of their behavior as well as more likely to have aggressive thoughts. If we knew
that violent television indeed increases aggressive behavior but knew nothing else on this topic, which of the two theories should we prefer? a. Christina's, because it is more empirical than Britney's b. Britney's, because it is more efficient than Christina's c. Christina's, because it is more testable than Britney's d. Britney's, because it is more testable than Christina's
Pavlov's conditioned reflexes require ____ for learning to occur
a. ?reinforcement b. ?knowledge c. ?two or more unconditioned responses d. ?S-R connections e. ?reinforcements and S-R connections
According to the network theory of memory, another name for memory files is:
A. points B. schemas C. cells D. nodes
Following cardiac arrest, Bob's 86-year-old wife Cynthia remains comatose and shows no signs of brain activity. Bob feels strongly that Cynthia would not want to remain in a "lifeless" body, so he discusses with her doctors the possibility of removing her from life support. What type of euthanasia is Bob contemplating?
A. involuntary active euthanasia B. forcible active euthanasia C. submissive euthanasia D. passive euthanasia