Very few people have actually come in contact with a shark, but many would show fear at the sight of a large fin swimming through the ocean waves because they have seen movies or news reports in which people have been attacked by sharks. This illustrates
a. vicarious classical conditioning.
b. shaping.
c. operant conditioning.
d. desensitization.
A
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a. control; experimental c. independent; dependent b. experimental; control d. dependent; independent
Susan's mom called her on her cell phone and asked her to pick up eight items from the grocery store on her way home from work. As Susan was standing on a bus without access to her phone, she couldn't make a list of the items on it, so she had to memorize the items. She grouped them into categories of food, drinks, and home supplies, thereby making use of _____ encoding.
A) visual imagery B) elaborative C) organizational D) digital memory
Dr. Lewis wants to determine which type of intervention is the most effective at increasing the number of carpoolers in the state. According to your text, what type of research design would best answer this question?
a. computer model b. correlational c. experiment d. naturalistic observation
What research evidence contributed to the decisions by the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association to remove homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses?
What will be an ideal response?