Which action is most difficult to classify as classical or operant conditioning?
a. pressing a lever to get food
b. pressing a lever to escape shock
c. salivating after a sound previously paired with food
d. song learning by male birds
d
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Sylvia asked Ben to wear a pin supporting the Red Cross. When she asked Ben later for a donation to the Red Cross,
a. he would be likely to donate because of the tendency to be consistent in his behavior. b. he would be unlikely to donate because he had already been wearing the pin. c. he would be likely to give more than she asked because of the foot-in-the-door technique. d. he would be unlikely to donate because of the door-in-the-face technique.
If we dropped a letter on the sidewalk, which person is most likely to mail it for us?
A. someone from a foreign country B. a young person C. someone who lived on the same street as the return address D. someone who is politically liberal
Noted Greek philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle observed that
a. brain damage contributed to most mental disorders. b. emotions were caused by changes in brain chemistry. c. "truth" was determined by careful testing procedures. d. emotions can distort thinking. e. emotions were not worthy of scientific discussion.
Masters and Johnson introduced the following technique into their sex therapy:
A) sexual surrogates. B) dual therapists, one male and one female. C) having heterosexuals explore homosexuality. D) assuming therapy has to probe unconscious mental issues.