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(11)
Perceptual constancies are
[A]
Likely inborn and not subject to leaning
[B]
An aid in perceiving a stable and consistent world
[C]
Confusing to an individual rather than helping him determine what really exists
[D]
Illusion in which we perceive something that does not correspond to the sensory information
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(12)
Which of the following is a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system?
[A]
Brain and spinal cord
[B]
Only sympathetic nervous system
[C]
Only the parasympathetic nervous system
[D]
Both the sympathetic and Para-sympathetic nervous system
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(13)
Which of the following approaches to personality is least deterministic?
[A]
The humanistic approach
[B]
The behavioral approach
[C]
The psychoanalytic approach
[D]
The social learning approach
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(14)
In Freud’s theory of personality
[A]
The id operates by secondary process
[B]
The superego obeys the pleasure principle
[C]
The ego obeys the reality principle
[D]
The ego operates by primary process thinking
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(15)
The frustration-aggression hypothesis;
[A]
Was developed by social learning theorist
[B]
Assumes that frustration produces aggression
[C]
Assume that aggression is basic instinct
[D]
Claims that frustration and aggression are both instinctive
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(16)
The James-Lange or body reaction theory of emotion says
[A]
You feel emotion then a bodily reaction
[B]
Emotions and visceral reactions are simultaneous
[C]
The somatic nervous system is the seat of emotion
[D]
You react with your body first then you feel emotion
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(17)
Analysis of avoidance learning suggest that many phobias are acquired through ______ conditioning.
[A]
Classical
[B]
Operant
[C]
Intermittent
[D]
Reinforcement
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(18)
The ability to learn by observing a model or receiving instructions, without reinforcement, is called_____
[A]
Contingency
[B]
Social learning
[C]
Cognitive learning
[D]
Instrumental learning
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(19)
Conditioned response may be eliminated by withdrawing reinforcement. This is known as:
[A]
Extinction
[B]
Discrimination
[C]
Spontaneous recovery
[D]
Stimulus generalization
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(20)
Any stimulus that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood that the behavior will be repeated is called a:
[A]
Cue
[B]
Punisher
[C]
reinforcer
[D]
Situational stimulus
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