Your child fears going to the doctor because on her last visit she received a painful treatment. Now every time your child visits the doctor the nurse is with him. You notice the child seems afraid of the nurse even though she has never administered a painful treatment. What is this probably due to?
a. higher-order conditioning c. stimulus discrimination
b. stimulus overload d. response generalization
A
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What percent contribution does the father make to a child's genetic instructions?
A. depends if the instructions are for behavior or biological functioning B. depends on the age of the father C. 50% D. 75% for male children; 25% for female children
Dr. Rodin is conducting a study on environmental factors that contribute to telomere length. Dr. Rodin can expect to find that telomere shortening
A) predicts longevity. B) is related to slowed disease progression. C) is accelerated by certain health behaviors and psychological states. D) occurs earlier in women than men.
How is the lateralization of functions in the cortex affected by aging?
a. decreases b. increases c. becomes absent d. is unaffected
The case of Mrs. R. involved _______ provoked by a tumor located between her frontal lobes
a. motor seizures b. partial paralysis c. mutism d. a stroke e. a speech disorder