The nurse tells Jimmy, "This won't hurt a bit!" before giving him an injection with a needle. Now, whenever someone says "This won't hurt a bit!" Jimmy tenses and his heart rate increases. In this example of classical conditioning, the initial injection with the needle would be the __________.
A. unconditioned stimulus
B. unconditioned response
C. conditioned stimulus
D. conditioned response
Answer: A
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Suppose you are conscious of what you see in the right eye and not the left. Now a word slowly fades into view in the left eye. What happens? a. Your attention lingers even longer than usual on the right eye
b. Your attention shifts to the left eye at the same speed as it would without the word. c. The word grabs your attention at a certain speed regardless of its meaning. d. The word grabs your attention faster if it is meaningful.
The research on children's eyewitness testimony shows that
a. children's accuracy is not correlated with the complexity of the interviewer's language. b. children's accuracy is not correlated with their age. c. young children are likely to make errors when the interviewer asks questions in an emotional tone. d. young children are likely to respond "I don't know" when they cannot recall the details of an event.
When a child appreciates that other people have their own unique ideas, perceptions, or emotions, then ____ has been overcome
a. egocentrism b. scaffolding c. horizontal decalage d. representational insight
Which of the following is an objective test that describes personality and can be used to help diagnose emotional problems?
a. MMPI-2 b. CPI c. Rorschach d. TAT