Unlike other forms of conditioning, taste aversion is powerful and rapidly acquired, suggesting that it
a. is specific to certain organisms.
b. is because the CS and US are contiguous.
c. only occurs in humans and not lower animals.
d. has adaptive significance.
D
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Which of these facts undermines B. F. Skinner's theory of language learning as a product of reinforced imitation?
A. A child can produce words and sentences that nobody has ever said to him or her. B. When children say sounds, words, or sentences, they seek feedback from their parents. C. It is more difficult to become bilingual as an adult than as a child. D. Infants learn to home in on the phonemes of their native language.
Responses can be extinguished by
a. stimulus generalizations. b. nonreinforcement. c. negative reinforcement. d. intermittent reinforcement.
Mario has a history of dysthymic disorder. He has been taking medication for several years and he has been experiencing low sexual arousal and erectile problems. His friends have suggested that his sexual dysfunction is probably a side effect of his medication. If this is true, which type of medication is Mario most likely taking for his dysthymic disorder?
A. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) B. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) C. Bupropion D. Levitra
What name did Hans Selye give to his model of the body’s reactions to stress?
A) Greater activation system B) General alleviating system C) Greater androgen syndrome D) General adaptation syndrome