Raj is 3 months old. His parents have agreed tohis participation in a study at the university
Raj is played a sound through a set of tiny headphones. His heart rate is measured. This sound
is played until his heart rate has stabilized.
Raj then is played a second different sound. His
heart rate is measured again. Which of the following techniques is being employed in this
research?
a. Preference technique
b. Habituation/dishabituation
c. Operant conditioning
d. Perceptual attention
b. Habituation/dishabituation
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a. affirmative action should not be emphasized because it actually works against gender-fair treatment. b. diversity training workshops may have an influence on people's attitudes, but not on their behavior. c. managers who are evaluating a female employee should ask themselves how they would evaluate her if she were a male employee. d. managers should emphasize comparable worth with respect to promotion, but not annual salary.
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a. task analysis b. job analysis c. surveying d. job description
The need that appears at the top of Maslow's hierarchy is
a. physiological needs b. safety needs c. self-actualization d. belonging
When compared to her 6-year-old sister, Isabelle, an 8th-grader, is more likely to describe herself in terms of ______________ characteristics
a. physical b. concrete c. psychological d. external