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PSYCH 101 General psychology Exam 2 Portage
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a deep neural center activated when people smell some
disgusting food or when they feel moral disgust in
response to a perceived injustice is called the... -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ insula
a dog salivates to the sound of a tone because the tone
has regularly been associated with the delivery of food.
In this case, the tone is called a(n)... - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ conditioned stimulus
a fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement is one in which
a response is reinforced only after... - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ a specified number of responses has been
made
a need to take larger and larger doses of sleeping pills
to avoid insomnia indicates... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
tolerance
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a psychologist who emphasizes cognitive process
would be likely to suggest that classical conditioning
depends on... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ an organism's
expectation that a US will follow a CS
a psychologist would most likely use biofeedback to
provide clients with information about their... -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ muscle tension
a split in consciousness in which some thoughts occur
simultaneously with and yet separately from other
thoughts is called... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ dissociation
according to the two-factor theory, the 2 basic
components of emotions are --- and --- - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ a cognitive label; physical arousal
acquiring new habits best illustrates the process of... -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ learning
after experiencing the stress of losing her job, colleen
suffered an increased incidence of cold and flu
infections. her increased illness is best attributed to
reduced levels of... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ lymphocytes
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after learning to fear a white rat, Little Albert
responded with fear to the sight of a rabbit. this best
illustrates the process of... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
generalization
After pigs learned to pick up and deposit wooden coins
in a piggy bank, the pigs subsequently dropped the
coins repeatedly and pushed them with their snouts.
This best illustrates the importance of --- in operant
conditioning. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ biological
predispositions
After stockbrokers who lived alone had adopted a pet
cat or dog, they were able to face stress with less ---
than their counterparts without pets. - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ blood pressure increase
Although we may be unaware of our gender prejudices,
they often influence the way we consciously perceive
men and women. This best illustrates... - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ dual processing
an event that strengthens the behavior it follows is
a(n)... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ reinforcement
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an official ranking of drugs according to the likelihood
of their hooking the user ranked --- as the most
addictive - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ tobacco
As Inge recalled her dream, she was dancing with a tall,
dark, and handsome gentleman when suddenly the
music shifted to loud rock and the man disappeared.
According to Freud, Inge's account represents the ---
content of her dream. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ manifest
attempting to alleviate stress directly by changing the
stressor is known as... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ problem-
focused coping
B.F. Skinner's work elaborated what E.L. Thorndike had
called... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ the law of effect
Blake is a carpet installer who wants to be paid for
each square foot of carpet he lays rather than with an
hourly wage. Blake prefers working on a --- schedule
of reinforcement. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ fixed-ratio
catharsis refers to the process of... - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ venting pent-up emotions
PSYCH 101 General psychology Exam 2 Portage
Learning Newest 2025/2026 Complete Exam
Questions And Correct Answers (Verified
Answers) |Already Graded A+
a deep neural center activated when people smell some
disgusting food or when they feel moral disgust in
response to a perceived injustice is called the... -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ insula
a dog salivates to the sound of a tone because the tone
has regularly been associated with the delivery of food.
In this case, the tone is called a(n)... - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ conditioned stimulus
a fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement is one in which
a response is reinforced only after... - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ a specified number of responses has been
made
a need to take larger and larger doses of sleeping pills
to avoid insomnia indicates... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
tolerance
,2|Page
a psychologist who emphasizes cognitive process
would be likely to suggest that classical conditioning
depends on... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ an organism's
expectation that a US will follow a CS
a psychologist would most likely use biofeedback to
provide clients with information about their... -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ muscle tension
a split in consciousness in which some thoughts occur
simultaneously with and yet separately from other
thoughts is called... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ dissociation
according to the two-factor theory, the 2 basic
components of emotions are --- and --- - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ a cognitive label; physical arousal
acquiring new habits best illustrates the process of... -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ learning
after experiencing the stress of losing her job, colleen
suffered an increased incidence of cold and flu
infections. her increased illness is best attributed to
reduced levels of... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ lymphocytes
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after learning to fear a white rat, Little Albert
responded with fear to the sight of a rabbit. this best
illustrates the process of... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
generalization
After pigs learned to pick up and deposit wooden coins
in a piggy bank, the pigs subsequently dropped the
coins repeatedly and pushed them with their snouts.
This best illustrates the importance of --- in operant
conditioning. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ biological
predispositions
After stockbrokers who lived alone had adopted a pet
cat or dog, they were able to face stress with less ---
than their counterparts without pets. - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ blood pressure increase
Although we may be unaware of our gender prejudices,
they often influence the way we consciously perceive
men and women. This best illustrates... - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ dual processing
an event that strengthens the behavior it follows is
a(n)... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ reinforcement
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an official ranking of drugs according to the likelihood
of their hooking the user ranked --- as the most
addictive - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ tobacco
As Inge recalled her dream, she was dancing with a tall,
dark, and handsome gentleman when suddenly the
music shifted to loud rock and the man disappeared.
According to Freud, Inge's account represents the ---
content of her dream. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ manifest
attempting to alleviate stress directly by changing the
stressor is known as... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ problem-
focused coping
B.F. Skinner's work elaborated what E.L. Thorndike had
called... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ the law of effect
Blake is a carpet installer who wants to be paid for
each square foot of carpet he lays rather than with an
hourly wage. Blake prefers working on a --- schedule
of reinforcement. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ fixed-ratio
catharsis refers to the process of... - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ venting pent-up emotions
