When Rosemary was seven years old, her older brother jumped out from a hiding spot and grabbed her unexpectedly, just as she was about to go upstairs. As an adult, she is still terrified of stairs. Based on classical conditioning principles, a behavioral therapist would suggest the unconditioned stimulus behind Rosemary's phobia was:
a. the fear and arousal she experienced when her brother grabbed her unexpectedly
b. the set of stairs she was about to climb when she was grabbed unexpectedly
c. her brother grabbing her unexpectedly
d. the fear and anxiety that she now experiences when she thinks about stairs
C
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a. determines the vividness of perception. b. increases the opportunity for eidetic imagery to be produced. c. determines whether and how long information is retained. d. all of these.
High levels of organization at retrieval suggest that very knowledgeable children's recall of items in their area of expertise is
A) based largely on verbatim memory. B) automatic. C) the result of their exceptional metacognitive skills. D) based largely on gist memory.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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a) good parent b) compliant agent c) social reference d) independent agent