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PSY2012 midterm

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a sample is chosen to represent a larger population and asked a series of questions   survey research  
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examines existing data to conform hypothesis   archival research  
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intensive investigation of an individual or a small group   case study  
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observation of naturally occuring behavior, without making a change in the situation   naturalistic research  
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which of the following sequences best reflects the order of events in a typical experimental session   informed consent -> experiment-> debriefing  
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which of the following is not a drawback of archival research   it is expensive to conduct  
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driving to work one day, owen suspects that drivers talking on their cell phones pay less attention. This hypothesis would most likely bes tested by a ___________ psychologist   cognitive  
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with respecto the the psychology of emotion, william james and john dewey would be most interested in   how emotions aid ones adaption to the environment  
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the question of whether psychs should concentrate on observation behavior or internal mental processes   goes back to psychology's earliest days  
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currently women earn _____ of new psychology doctorate degrees in the united states   75%  
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which of the following states best expresses the relationship between a sample and a population   a population includes a sample  
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which of the following is not one of your texts three newer branches of psychology's family tree   cognative psychology  
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which of the following statements best expresses the aim of the functionalist perspective   functionalism seeks to determine how the mind operates  
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"ok, what does a correlation tells us" ZOe asks the members of her psychology study group. Who's right Yvone or will   both yvone and will are right  
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recall watsons "give me a dozen healthy infants" quote. where 1= extreme nature and 10= extreme nurture, where would watson place on the nature v nurture   9 or 10  
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the field of phrenology is associated with   Gall  
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which of the following individuals is least likely to be a psychologist   everett, who has an MD degree  
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at a dui check, some cars are stopped at random. the cars that are stopped may be considered a _________ of all the cars that pass by the checkpoint   sample  
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how much psychological reserach involves deception   a small proportion  
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wundt began operating the first psychology lab in   1879  
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dr petrovic tries to help his clients see how their behavior reflects choices they have made. he is most likely a ____ therapist   humanistic  
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which of the following were mentioned in your text as disadvantages of introspection   both a and b  
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latane and darley examined the influence of the number of bystanders on hte likelihood that an individual would help someone in distress. their investigation exemplifies the subfield of _______ psychology in the contemprary psychology   social  
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between which pair of values is one most likely to find a positive correlation   gpa and amount of studying  
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opposites attract, birds of a feather flock together, these aphorisms are   hypotheses  
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which of the following correclation reflects the strongest relationship   -.75  
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Fiona helps students with ADHD develop effective study habbits. fiona is probably a _______________ psychologist   counseling  
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a bundle of nerves that leaves the brain and runs down the length of the back, transmits messages between the brain and the body   spinal cord  
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acts to prepare the body in stressful emergency situations, engaging resources to respond to a threat   sympathetic division  
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consists of the brain and spinal cord   central nervous system  
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consists of the brain and the neurons extending throughout the body   nervous system  
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specializes in the control of the voluntary movements and teh communication of information to and from the sense organs   somatic division(voluntary)  
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made up of long axons and dendrites, it contains all the parts of the nervous system other then the brain and spinal cord   peripheral nervous system  
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acts to calm the body after an emergency situation has engaged the sympathetic division   parasympathetic division  
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an organ roughly half the size of a loaf of bread that constantly controls behavior   brain  
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concerned with the parts of the body that function involuntarily without our awareness   autonomic division (involuntary)  
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the thalamus may be likened to a   transmitter  
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perhaps the main reason that neurons can communicate over relatively great distances within the body is the fact that neurons contain   a long axon  
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kate has sufferened right hemisphere damage. which is least likely to be affected   balancing her checkbook  
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zeke is complteely aware of his surroundings but cant move or communicate/ suffering from   locked in syndrome  
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which of the following terms best describes the organization of the nervous system   hierarchical  
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which of the following expressions best approximates the number of nerve cells in the nervous system   either b or c. theyre the same  
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regarding the spinal cords control of behavior, which of the following is true   the spinal cord can control some simple reflexes without the brains help  
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which of the following sequence correctly identifies and orders the lobes of the cortex from anterior to posterior   frontal-> temporal and parietal-> occipital  
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which brain imaging technique below is correctly matched with its description   EEG  
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as an action potential occurs, the neurons electrical charge   changes from negative to postive  
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which of the following sequences accurately reflects the route followed by nerve impulses when one neuron communicates with another   dendrite->cell body-> axon  
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inhibitory is to excitatory as ______ is to ________   GABA; acetylcholine  
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Yves has been drinking. He has difficulty alking a straight line. Apparently, Yves _____ is functioning poorly   cerebellum  
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which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the amount of motor cortex devoted to the control of a particular movement, and the degree of precision required by the movement   there is a positive correlation  
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which of the following alternatives best expresses quoted phrase in terms of correlation coefficient   >.00 and <1.00  
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brocas area is to wernickes area as ________ is to _______   language production, language comprehension  
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electrical wires are generally protected bya tube of plastic. a similar insulating function is performed in the nervous system by   myelin  
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dr. ewing is advising a young women the risks involved in potential pregnancy. dr ewing is an   genetic counselor  
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the branch of psychology that seeks to identify behavior patterns that are a result of our genetic inheritance from our ancestors is   evolutionary psychology  
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by locating radiation within the brain, a computer can provide a tricking picture of brain activity   PET  
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electrodes placed aroudn the skull record the electrical signals transmitted through the brain   EEG  
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the technique provides a three d view of the brain by aiming magnet   fMRI  
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maintains breathing and heartbeat   medulla  
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controls bodily balance   cerebellum  
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coordinates and integrates muscle movements   pons  
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activates other parts of the brain to produce general bodily arousal   reticular formation  
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an in depth intensive investigation of a nindivual or small group of people is a case study. T or F   true  
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theories are broad explanations and predictiosn concerning phenomena of interest. T or F   True  
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humanistic perspective is the approach that focuses on how people think, understand, and know about the world. T or F   false  
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consider the term psychophscis/ pyscho is to _____ as physics is to   both b and c  
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suppose each pixel on your tv screen or computer monitor codes the color of an image at that point in terrms of red blue and green values- this closely resembles   the way color is represented in the retina  
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in most common form of colorblindness   red adn green objects appear yellow  
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we can detect a single drop of perfume diffused in an area the size of a one bedroom apartment. this is a (n)   absolute threshold  
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frequency is to amplitdue as ____ is to _____   pitch, loudness  
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emotional and cognitive influences on the experience of pain   both b and c  
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in a typical psychophysical experiment, absolute threshold is a ____ variable; in a graph, a measure of absolute threshold appears on the ------ axis   dependent, y  
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which of the following sequences accurately reflects the order in whcih light passes through the structures of the eye during vision   cornea->pupil-> lens-> retina  
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currently, artifical retinas   rely on teh continued functioning of a few healthy photoreceptors  
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the bones of the midder ear include each of the following except   saddle  
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which of the following sequences expresses bottom up processing, if indeed any of them do   you see whats in front of you  
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according to your text, a major function of ganglion cells is to   detect regions of light and dark in teh visual image  
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which of the following strucutres of the eye is correctly matching with its function   pupil- light regulates the amount of light entering the eye  
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the optic nerve is composed of the axons of   ganglion cells  
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youre in the mall, looking at a blue sweater, how do you know its blue   both and a nd b  
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which region of the ear is correctly matched with a general description of its function   outer ear-collection  
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with respect to vision,what exactly is constant in perceptual constancy   our perception of the environment  
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retinitis pigmentoas is   a disorder in which receptor cells in the retina degenerate  
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the supertaster phenomenon   both a and c  
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how does light therapy seem to work   it stimulates the production of healing enzymes  
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yours bodys own painkillers are called   endorphins  
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which of the following is a shortcoming of trichromatic theory   it doesnt offer an adequate explanation of the perception of after images  
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your instructor is making reference to a monocular depth cue known as   linear perspective  
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cross cultural studies have shown that the zulu in africa are _________ susceptible to the mullery lyer illsuion; this ______ the top down explanation   less, supports  
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why might contemporary mainstream psychologists reconsider the possiblity that esp exists   the topic has been adressed by a credible, presitiougs peer-reviewed psyhological journal  
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information relevant to daily survival is reconsidered and reprocessed   dreams for survival theory  
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dreams are the result of random activation of variosu memories which are tied together in al ogical story line   activation synthesis theory  
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dreams represent unconscious wishes the dreamer wants to fulfill   unconcscious wish fulfillment theory  
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which early psychologist rejected the study of consciousness as unsuitable for psychology   watson  
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lsd and ecstacy influence hte operation of the neurotransmitter _________ in the brain   serotonin  
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REM sleep is sometimes called active sleep for all of the following reasons except   the activity of the skeletal muscles increase during REM sleep  
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circadian rhthems are regulated by   both a and b  
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ester dreams that she is flying. which of the following statements is false   flying is the latent content  
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a sapce time anomaly catapulted a group of 19th century psychologists to this years APA conference. Which of the two would be most comfortable with the current study of consciousness in pyschology   both would be very comfortable with it  
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empirical reserach reveals that on average, people spend about _____ percent of their time daydreaming   ten  
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approximately what proportion of hte population can be hypnotized   most people can be hypnotized, but not everyone can be  
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caffeine mimics the effects of a natural brain chemical called   adenosine  
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continued exstacy use may be associted with   memory difficulties  
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consequences of longer term mairjuana use include which of the following   both of these  
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approx what proportion of female college students report having been the target of an unwanted sexual advance by a drunken classmate   one in four  
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which of the following figures approximates the percentage of high school seniors who have tried an illegal drug during the past year   40%  
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according to your text sudden infant death syndrom may reflect   sleep apnea  
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rem sleep is paradoxical becasue   the brain is active, but the major skeletal muscles are paralyzed  
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the nerual mechanisms activated by nicotine are similar to those underlying the effects of   cocaine  
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why precisely, are you not supposed to mix alcochol and downers   it can relax the diaphragm to the point that breathing stops  
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according to your text, ____ is currenthy the most dangerous street drug   methamphetamine  
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demarcus is experiencing   night terrors  
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of the nrem sleep stages, ____ is the shortest and state ____ is the longest   1, 2  
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methadone   removes the phsychological addiction to heroin  
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learning reflects ___________ and maturation reflects   nurture, nature  
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junes cat runs to the kitche at the sound of the electri can opener, but not when a blender is used. junes cat is demosntarting stimulas   discrimination  
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how might internet or video game breaks be used to increase productivity rather than simply to improve modd and satisfaction   both a and b  
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which of the folllowing psychologists is not assocaited with the study of classical conditioning   meither a nor c is associated with classical conditioning  
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psychologists working within the cognitivie learning perspective   go beyond classical and operate conditioning  
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according to your text, teh average child in the united states have viewed ____ murders on network   thousands of  
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andrea has a needle phobia. which pair below correctly identifies a stimulus or a response in the conditioning of her phobia   all of these  
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in pavlovs study, the UCS was _____ the neutral stimulus was _______, and finally the CD was __________   meat, the bell, the bell  
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in this study, the similarity of the model to the participant is a _______ variable   independent  
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the cognitive learning approach is relevant to   humans, other primates, and lower animalas  
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the behavior of the driver letting you in is maintained by _______ reinforcement   all of these  
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why might tolmans latenet learning results pose a problem for strict, skinnerian views of learning   both a and b  
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ewan is convinved the woman is sending signals. a learning theorist woudl term such signals as   discriminative stimuli  
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people use slot machiens so enthusiastically because   both b and c  
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dr landry thinks that participants are more likely to imitate the behavior of similar the dissimilar models   hypothesis  
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the process by which a stimulus increases the likelihood that a preceeding behavior will be repeated is called   reinforcenment  
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classical conditioning is the most effective when the neutral stimuls begins   just before the ucs begins  
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which of the following responses is probably learned through classical conditioing   feeling anxious before a test  
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which of the following is the correlation coefficient a researched would most likely obtain between scores on a measure of exposure to media violence and scores on a measure of aggressive behavior   .30  
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an analytic learning style is most likely to be displayed by   caucasian and asian american males  
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this example most clearly illustrates   stimulus generalization  
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which of the following reinforces is incorrecetly categorized   moeny-primary reinforce  
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which pair belove incorrectly identifies a stimulus or response in watson and rayners littler albert study   neutral stimulus- noise  
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observational learning is important from a practical standpoint because   both a and b  
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which cognitive learning theorist is correctly matched with the concept with which he is associated   neither of these  
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