Trace conditioning occurs when a conditioned stimulus is discontinued before the unconditioned stimulus is presented
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: True
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Which of the following statements is the best description of the social constructionist perspective?
a. People learn their social roles by the principles of operant conditioning and modeling. b. Each individual constructs a life plan, according to his or her construction of the ideal self. c. The conflicts we faced as children help us construct a prototype for our adult interactions. d. We construct our view of the world, including what it means to be male or female.
_______________ psychology focuses on behaviors that represent successful adaptations to the environment
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Consolidation involves each of the following EXCEPT
a. structural changes in the brain. b. the possibility of unconsciously creating a long-term memory. c. transfer of information from short-term to long-term memory. d. the passage of time. e. large metabolic changes to neurons resulting from increased activity of ion pumps.
Sid is taking part in research on the effects of sleep deprivation; he has been without sleep for 75 hours. Right now researchers have asked him to sit in front of a computer screen and hit a button each time he sees the letter "S" on the screen
A few days ago, Sid was a whiz at this task; however, he is doing very poorly today. How would sleep researchers explain Sid's poor performance? a) Due to the sleep deprivation, Sid does not understand the task. b) Microsleeps are occurring due to the sleep deprivation and he is asleep for brief periods of time. c) He is determined to ruin the research because of the suffering he is enduring at the hands of the researchers. d) He is probably dreaming that he is somewhere else and has no interest in responding to the "here and now."