Learning

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What do psychologists call a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from experience?

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learning

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Which of the following is an example of instinct? Options: baby turning its head to suckle when its cheek is stroked, believing that nudity is wrong, a teacher demonstrating algebra to students on 3, a toddler who is being toilet trained by her parents.

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baby turning its head to suckle when its cheek is stroked

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Which of the following is an example of a reflex? Options: the pupil of your eye contracting in the presence of bright light, addressing your elders as “sir” or “ma’am” because that is how you were raised, jumping for joy when your favorite team wins a championship, deciding that you want to be a parent

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the pupil of your eye contracting in the presence of bright light

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Classical and operant conditioning are forms of ________ learning.

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associative

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In Pavlov’s classical conditioning, the term conditioned is approximately synonymous with the word ________.

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learned

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In the example of Stanley, who associates nausea with his favorite grilled cheese sandwich, his nauseous reaction to the sandwich is the ________.

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conditioned response

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You begin to salivate when you smell your favorite cake in the oven, but not when you smell the gross scent of a dirty diaper. This is an example of ________.

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stimulus discrimination

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This demonstrates the classical conditioning principle of ________.

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stimulus generalization

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What did John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner demonstrate with their studies of Little Albert?

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emotion can be a conditioned response

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Which option is the most valid criticism of Watson and Rayner’s work with “little Albert”?

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It would be unethical by today’s research standards.