Which psychological process best explains why it is that people sometimes react to news of a natural disaster or violent crime with something less than full sympathy on behalf of the victims?
a. counterfactual thinking
b. false-consensus effect
c. availability heuristic
d. belief in a just world
d
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When little Ella points to a sheep at the zoo and says "Doggie," her parents smile and adore how cute she is even though, by lumping all four-legged furry animals into the category of doggie Ella has demonstrated _______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Briefly discuss the changing views of mental disorders throughout history. Be sure to include in your discussion a comparison of views across cultures and across time periods
What will be an ideal response?
Unnecessary restrictions to thinking tend to result in
a. fixation. b. selective comparison. c. disjunctive concepts. d. connotative meanings.
In Ivan Pavlov's original classical conditioning study in dogs, what would have likely happened if the dogs were presented with a new brand of food they had never eaten before?
A. Without prior experience, the new food would not be able to serve as the unconditioned stimulus (UCS). B. The new food would serve as a conditioned stimulus (CS) rather than unconditioned stimulus (UCS). C. The dogs would focus on associating the new food with their prior food, rather than forming an association between food and another stimulus. D. The conditioning process would remain largely unchanged and the new food would still serve as the unconditioned stimulus (UCS).