According to Pavlov's stimulus-substitution theory, the dog salivates to the sound of a metronome because
A) ?the metronome acts as a substitute for the food.
B) ?the food acts as a substitute for the metronome.
C) ?the dog has an innate tendency to respond to certain sounds.
D) ?the salivation helps the dog prepare for the presentation of food.
A
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Irrational beliefs can create or compound stress by
a. making negative events more aversive. b. causing stressed individuals to catastrophize the negative events. c. both of these d. none of these
In the United States in 1900,
a. death rates were significantly higher than they are today b. women had higher death rates than males c. members of lower socioeconomic classes tended on average to have lower death rates than members of middle and upper socioeconomic classes in our society d. children had lower death rates than they do today e. parents seldom experienced the death of a child
An appreciation of mixed emotions helps school-age children realize that
A) people's expressions may not reflect their true feelings. B) pride elicits the same emotion as happiness and surprise. C) basic emotions are more complex than self-conscious emotions. D) two emotions cannot really occur at once.
Which of the following goals of science is the most important for changing behavior?
A. determination of cause B. description C. explanation D. prediction