When the hot liquid from coffee burns Anni-Liis's mouth, she is able to keep from spitting out the coffee due to the __________.
A. Golgi tendon reflex
B. polysynaptic reflex
C. monosynaptic stretch reflex
D. increase in neurotransmitter release
Answer: B
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A recent anti-smoking campaign on television showed graphic images of the internal effects of smoking. Twelve-year-old Kandice has seen a number of these ads, and they made her feel nauseated. Now she finds that she has developed an unfavorable attitude toward smoking. In this case, Kandice's attitude appears to have developed as a result of
a. observational learning. b. operant conditioning. c. cognitive dissonance. d. classical conditioning.
For complex tasks, it is best to have high arousal.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The main advantage of a double-blind research study is that it minimizes the effect of:
a. the dependent variable b. the independent variable c. expectations by both the experimenter and the participants d. any confounding variables
In classical conditioning, the unconditioned response is:
a. an observable reaction to an environmental event that is elicited without any prior training b. an observable reaction to an environmental event that is elicited only after training or experience c. an environmental event that elicits an observable reaction without any prior training d. an environmental event that only elicits an observable reaction after training or experience