A study put rats in a typical T-maze that ended with two different directions. The study found that, if a rat found food in one arm on the first trial of the day, it typically looked in the other arm on the very next trial. This is BEST explained by:
A) the rat's evolutionary preparedness of foraging.
B) latent learning in the absence of reinforcement.
C) the behaviourist view of operant conditioning.
D) the formation of stimulus–response associations.
A) the rat's evolutionary preparedness of foraging.
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____ was the first successful demonstration of artificial intelligence.?
a. ?Galileo's telescope b. ?Babbage's calculating machine c. ?La Mettrie's self-winding watch d. ?Descartes's automata e. ?Newton's clocks
Evolutionary psychology applies to personality by . . .
a. Explaining universal aspects of human behavior b. Explaining personality differences c. Both of the above d. Neither of the above
Some brain areas receive visual information, others receive auditory information, and still others receive taste or touch. Knowing which brain areas are active tells us, in general, what kinds of sensations you are feeling. This illustrates
a. transduction. b. sensory localization. c. sensory adaptation. d. cerebralization.
In DSM-IV-TR, Axis I is used to
a. indicate the presence of personality disorders or mental retardation. b. indicate the presence of clinical disorders other than personality disorders and mental retardation. c. list relevant medical conditions. d. quantitatively estimate an individual's overall level of functioning.