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A classical conditioning study examined dog behavior by pairing two stimuli: the ringing of a bell and the presence of meat powder. By following
the ringing of the bell with food multiple times, a salivation response was produced by just the ringing. This response lasted through several cycles
of not pairing the two stimuli, then ended.
Which of the following indicates the process of stopping a response when two stimuli are no longer paired?
Extinction
Stimulus generalization
Spontaneous recovery
Stimulus discrimination
CONCEPT
Classical Conditioning
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Andy wonders whether his four-year-old son is developing normally. Andy has been learning about scholarly research in his psychology class, and
wants to find a scholarly article on normal child development.
Which of the following would be Andy's best choice?
Reading a textbook used in the classroom
Reading a peer-reviewed journal article
Looking on Parenting.com
Asking a friend who has a child of a similar age
, CONCEPT
Scholarly Research Process
3
Which of the following is information provided about an individual's performance of a behavior that can potentially reinforce his or her
responses?
Token
Feedback
Social reinforcement
Shaping
CONCEPT
Operant Conditioning: Primary and Secondary
4
Research in which real-world problems are studied to find practical solutions is called which of the following?
Ethical research
Applied research
Basic research
Animal method
CONCEPT
Types of Research
5
The results of the Stanford Prison Experiment demonstrated which of the following?
That prison is an ineffective form of punishment
That prison is an effective form of punishment
The power that authority can have on people
The power an environment can have on people