Whenever Martin sees a cat, he runs away in fear. In fact, Martin can’t even look at pictures of cats without experiencing intense feelings of anxiety. Martin appears to be suffering from ____
a. ?agoraphobia
b. ?a specific phobia
c. ?a social phobia
d. ?panic disorder
b.
?a specific phobia
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Even though most people say that they voted for Barack Obama because of his policies, some people may have voted for him because he is physically attractive. This illustrates ____
a. the halo effect b. the sleeper effect c. the autokinetic effect d. pluralistic ignorance
The purpose of stimulation research is to a. identify stimuli that activate a particular part of the brain
b. identify the function of a part of the brain. c. observe individual ion channels in the membranes of neurons. d. observe the activity of a particular part of the brain.
According to Pavlov, learning occurs when ________
a. a neutral stimulus is regularly paired with an unconditioned stimulus. b. a response is followed by reinforcement. c. a negative consequence is removed after a particular response. d. reinforcers are given for successive approximations of the desired response.
In the section Dimensions of the Self, what is the public self?
a. The parts of yourself that you present to the world. b. How you perceive yourself to be. c. How you would like to be. d. Congruence.