OC userin Psychology·19 Jul 201840. A rat trained under a schedule would extinguish a behavior the fastest.
OC userin Psychology·19 Jul 201819) In visual perception, frequency of a light wave is interpreted as?
OC userin Psychology·20 Jul 2018Which of the following factors has NOT been suggested as a cause of depression? A) disruption in the sleep/wakefulness cycle B) self-blame for negative events C) an environment with far too many rewards D) a significant loss (e.g., of a parent) early in life E) all of the above have been suggested as causes of depression
OC userin Psychology·19 Jul 201812. Brian and Lisa differ in their abilities to perform certain types of intellectual tasks. Brian is probably better at and Lisa is more than likely better at A) mental rotation tasks, target-directed motor skills B) perceptual speed, verbal fluency C) spatial tasks, verbal fluency D) ideational fluency, spatial tasks E) target-directed motor skills, spatial tasks
OC userin Psychology·19 Jul 201842. Pressures toward thinking or acting like most other people refers to A) obedience B) de-individualization C) prosocial behaviour D) conformity E) bystander effects
OC userin Psychology·17 Jul 201838. In Bandura's study with the bobo doll, if the child saw someone hit the doll they — a. sat quietly b. hit the doll c. hit Bandura d. turned off the TV.
OC userin Psychology·18 Jul 20186. Deductive reasoning is reasoning from from and inductive reasoning is reasoning A) specific principle, general principles B) science, arts C) "top down", "bottom up" D) informal observations, formal observations E) hypotheses, theories
OC userin Psychology·15 Jul 201846. You are at your first class in Psychology 020 and before the professor arrives the person sitting beside you says "Professor Smith is a very cold individual". You note, however, the Professor Smith smiles a lot when he teaches. When your roommate asks you about Professor Smith, you say he is an "icy" personality. This is an example of A) a cognitive dissonance effect B) reaction formation C) a primacy effect D) a recency effect E) social facilitation
OC userin Psychology·13 Jul 20184. Cindy has decided to consult with her optometrist because although she has no problems clearly seeing objects at a distance, she notices that when she tries to read, the print seems blurry and out of focus. After a vision test, her optometrist tells her that the lens in her eye is weak and is focusing the image behind her retina rather than on her retina. Considering these findings, Cindy would most likely be considered to have: A) monochromatic vision B) dichromatic vision. C) myopia D) hyperopia E) astigmatism
OC userin Psychology·13 Jul 201825. In negative reinforcement, a. an organism's responding is influenced by the observation of others' behavior. b. an organism engages in a response that brings aversive stimulation to an end. c. a neutral stimulus acquires the ability to elicit a response. d. an organism engages in a response that causes aversive stimulation.
OC userin Psychology·11 Jul 201821. Structure B is called the a. Auditory Nerve b. Optic Tract c. Olfactory Nerve d. none of these
OC userin Psychology·11 Jul 201835) What is the collections of processes that facilitate language learning called?
OC userin Psychology·10 Jul 201839. As Amy is studying at her desk, she hears a loud crash behind her. Instantly her heart begins to race, her breathing becomes faster, and her pupils dilate. This intense physiological arousal is caused by the activation of her A) autonomic nervous system B) somatic nervous system C) sympathetic nervous system D) parasympathetic nervous system E) both B) and D) above
OC userin Psychology·6 Jul 201849. Salivation occurs when food is placed in the mouth. Salivation is an): a. Cs. b. UCS. C. UCR d. CR
OC userin Psychology·4 Jul 20185. In the Tower of Hanoi problem you are to move the rings one at a time to reach the desired goal. When solving this problem you are using A) subgoal analysis B) availability heuristic C) a mental set D) inductive reasoning