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U6 Barron's Q
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Agonists are psychoactive drugs that | mimic and produce the same effect as certain neurotransmitters |
| During a normal night’s sleep, how many times do we pass through the different stages of sleep? | 4-7 |
| Which of the following is evidence supporting the role theory of hypnosis? | Some people are more hypnotizable than others |
| Activation-synthesis theory tries to explain | the origin and function of dreams |
| Which neurotransmitter is affected by opiates? | Endorphins |
| The information-processing theory says that dreams | occur as the brain deals with daily stress and events during REM sleep |
| A group of participants see a set of geometric shapes. Later, they prefer those shapes even though they do not remember which images they had seen previously. This experiment demonstrates which concept? | Mere-exposure Effect |
| Just before something scary happens in a horror film, they often play scary-sounding music. When I hear the music, I tense up in anticipation if the scary event. In this situation, the music serves as a- | CS |
| The classical conditioning training procedure in which the US is presented first is known as | Backward Conditioning |
| ust before the doors of the elevator close, Lola, a coworker you despise, enters the elevator. You immediately leave, mumbling about having forgotten something. Exiting the elevator is an example of | negative reinforcement |
| Many psychologists believe that children of parents who beat them are likely to beat their own children. One possible explanation for this phenomenon is- | Modeling |
| When Tito was young, his parents decided to give him a quarter every day he made his bed. Tito started to make his sibling’s beds also and help with other chores. Behaviorists would say that Tito was experiencing | Generalization |
| Before his parents will read him a bedtime story, Charley has to brush his teeth, put on his pajamas, kiss his grandmother goodnight, and put away his toys. This example illustrates- | Chaining |
| Which of the following is an example of positive reinforcement? | Buying a child a video game after she throws a tantrum |
| Lily keeps poking Jared in Mr. Clayton’s third-grade class. Mr. Clayton tells Jared to ignore Lily. Mr. Clayton is hoping that ignoring Lily’s behavior will- | extinguish the behavior |