Which of the following is true regarding extrasensory perception?
a. Psychologists prefer to study perception that involves sensation.
b. ESP refers to perception of objects or events without the use of sensory organs.
c. No one has reliably demonstrated extrasensory perception from one occasion to another or with more than one researcher.
d. All of these.
D
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a. classical conditioning. b. modeling. c. shaping. d. negative reinforcement.
While Walter is out riding, his horse suddenly rears up when a small animal scurries across the path. Based on the Cannon-Bard theory of emotions, Walter should report,
a. "I feel terrified because my heart is racing.". b. "My heart is racing because I am terrified.". c. "My racing heart must mean I'm terrified because this situation is dangerous.". d. "The rearing of the horse makes my heart race and it makes me feel terrified.".
Your text describes the occurrence of a "cognitive revolution" during which dramatic changes took place in the way psychology was studied. This so-called "revolution" occurred parallel to (and, in part, because of) the introduction of
a. cognitive psychology textbooks. b. analytic introspection. c. Skinner boxes. d. computers.
Freud considered this to be the primary motivating force of human nature
a) the conscious b) the unconscious c) the preconscious d) sexual impulses