The baby in Watson and Rayner's experiment showed fear when a white rabbit, white dog, and white fur coat were presented to him. This is an example of __________

a. generalization
b. extinction
c. deconditioning
d. discrimination


Answer: A: generalization

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a. social compliance. b. social facilitation. c. indirect obedience. d. conformity.

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___________ _____________ is a simple form of learning in which organisms learn to engage in behavior that is reinforced

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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According to the article Kids Say the Darndest Thingsabout children's memories, a child who really only

hears about an event repeatedly and subsequently remembers seeing the event is described as having (a) amnesia (b) source misattribution (c) presuppositions (d) free narratives

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In an experiment on gaining false confessions, Kassin and Kiechel (1996) found that in the condition most biased toward yielding a false confession, ______ of participants signed a confession, and of these, about ______ seem to have internalized the belief that they were guilty.

a. 50%; one third b. 50%; two thirds c. 100%; one third d. 100%; two thirds

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