Forcing an organism to make impossible discriminations in a classical

conditioning paradigm tends to result in:

(a) circular reasoning (b) experimental neurosis
(c) generalization (d) neutral acquisition


B

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A. electroconvulsive B. tricyclic antidepressant C. catecholamine elevation D. lithium

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Imagine that you are listening to a reading researcher, who is discussing the approach that teachers should use for elementary school children in the United States. Which of the following arguments are you most likely to hear?

a. "The phonics approach is best because it is most likely to encourage children's motivation." b. "The whole-word approach is best because English has a close correspondence between a word's spelling and its sound." c. "Neither the phonics nor the whole-word approach is effective, so the reading teachers are searching for a new approach." d. "The phonics and the whole-word approach should be combined, because each approach provides some benefits"

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The variability of the distribution ______ with a smaller sample size.

A. increases B. decreases C. stabilizes D. destabilizes

Psychology

“The feeling of being isolated and helpless in a world conceived to be potentially hostile” is Karen Horney’s definition of _______.

a. basic anxiety b. stress c. neurosis d. adaptive emotionality

Psychology