During a break from his job as a waiter, Bernardo begins to read Hamlet, and is so engrossed in the play that he fails to notice the clattering of dishes all around him. This is an example of _______________
a. feature detection
b. absolute threshold
c. sensory deprivation
d. selective attention
Answer: d
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A. negative effects if they have at least one close friend B. negative effects, but only if they have several close friends C. negative effects, but only if their friend lashes back at the bully D. anxiety symptoms if they have at least one close friend, but not fewer symptoms of depression
Determining whether an action constitutes reinforcement or punishment requires understanding ____
a. ?the intrinsic quality of the consequence b. ?specific social and cultural norms associated with the action c. ?the action’s effect on behavior d. ?the external stimulus driving the action
In the famous case of Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman's cancer cells were removed from her cervix without her knowledge by a surgeon right before her death in 1951
Researchers wanted to study these HeLa cells to learn about the genes that cause cancer and those that suppress it. The ethical requirement of ________ would protect against this happening today. a. informed consent b. deception c. confidentiality d. generalizability of the findings
In classical conditioning situations, the ____ connection is unlearned, but the ____ connection is learned.
A. US-CS I UR-CR B. US-UR I CS-CR C. UR-CR I US-CS D. CS-CR I US-UR