A pigeon learns to peck at a green disk but not at a blue disk. This type of learning is called
A) shaping
B) negative reinforcement
C) generalization
D) discrimination
D
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The need that is based on the human desires to get and to give approval, support, friendship, and love as well as the desire to alleviate fear and anxiety is the need for __________
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Efforts to combine medical and psychological treatments for psychophysiological disorders have proved to be ____
a. unsuccessful without psychoanalysis b. successful c. a temporary fad d. largely unsuccessful
Martha, a first grade teacher, is concerned about her student, Marvin. She knows that 6-year-old Marvin has the potential to learn, but he always comes to school hungry and without a coat, even in the coldest months. According to Maslow, why is Marvin in danger of failing??
a. ?He is showing signs of neglect; thus, he likely lives in an environment void of enrichment. b. ?He will eventually feel like a social outcast and rebel against conventional societal norms. c. ?He will have impaired brain development due to the lack of appropriate physiological and psychological care. d. ?He will have little to no motivation to learn at school if his most basic needs are not met.
During the alarm reaction of the general activation syndrome (GAS), the:
a. parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system becomes activated b. sympathetic division of the automatic nervous system becomes activated c. limbic system of the brain becomes activated d. reticular formation begins to secrete cortisol into the blood stream