Zane has been shocked on six separate occasions while making toast. However, he doesn't seem to have developed a phobia toward toasters. Zane's only phobia is toward spiders, because he once had a big spider fall in his shirt when he was child. Zane's pattern of phobias illustrates the concept of
a. signal relations.
b. negative avoidance.
c. superstitious responding.
d. preparedness.
D
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Jorge is watching a show on television that describes how to fix car engines. He sees the host of the show using a specialized tool. Jorge thinks he knows what the tool is called. Based on the research cited in the module, what part of the brain is showing maximal neural activity as he thinks of the specialized tool?
A. back of the brain B. front of the brain C. brainstem D. occipital lobe
Bryce attended his 25-year high school reunion. As he was driving to the reunion, he tried to remember the names of some of his classmates. This is called ____; at the reunion, he could remember his classmates when he saw their faces. This is called ____.
A. recognition; recall B. recall; recognition C. potentiation; recognition D. recall; relearning
Select a behavior that you would like to increase or decrease; describe how you would set up a behavioral self-management program for this behavior; and explain why self-recording is so important
What will be an ideal response?
Which of these is NOT one of the successful components included in the social influence model?
A. making a public commitment not to smoke B. countering cigarette advertising C. discussing the penalties for getting caught with cigarettes D. use of teen leaders