for the most rapid acquisition of a CR , the CS should be presented ...
shortly before the US
Jacqueline is sexually aroused by the sight of her handsome boyfriend but not by the sight of her equally handsome brother, this best illustrates the value of
discrimination
B.F Skinner work elaborated what E.

L Thorndike called

the law of effect
an animal trainer is teaching a miniature poodle to balance on a ball. Initially he gives the poodle a treat for approaching the ball, then for only placing its front paws on the ball , the trainer is using what type of method
successive approximations
if rats are allowed to wanter through a complicated maze, they will subsequently run the maze with few errors when a food reward is placed at the end their good performance demonstrates
latent learning
using rewards to bribe people to engage in an activity they already enjoy is most likely to inhibit
intrinsic motivation
Dan & joel have been watching superhero shows and now are on the garage trying to jump off and try to fly what best accounts for the boys behavior
observational learning
it is easier to train a dog to bark for food than to train it to stand on its hinds legs , due to what?
biological predispositions
a patient who has longed feared going into elevators was told by his therapist to go on elevators 20x a day. The therapist most likely wanted to encourage
negative reinforcement
the symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome demonstrate that alcohol is a
teratogen
the rooting reflex refers to a babys tendency to
open the mouth in search of a nipple when touched on the check
habituation refers to
decreasing responsiveness to a stimulus to which one is repeatedly exposed to
A concept of framework that organizes and interprets information is called
schema
3 year old Zara calls all four legged animals kitties. Her tendency to fill all four legged animals into her existing conception of a kitten illustrates
assimilation
Mrs. Pearson cut judys hot dog into 8 pieces and Sylvias into 6 pieces .

Sylvia cried because she felt she wasnt getting as much hot dog as judy what principal does she not understand

conservation
according to Piagets theory during the concrete operational stage , a child is still unlikely to demonstrate
the ability to think hypothetically
Parents who are demanding yet sensitively responsive to their children are said to be
authoritarian
in formulating his theory of psychosocial development , Erikson would have suggested that authoritarian parents are likely to inhibit young children's
autonomy and initiative
according to Kohlberg , morality based on the avoidance of punishment and the attainment of concrete rewards represents an blank morality
pre conventional
fred has no meaningful occupational and has switched college majors 6 times erikson would have suggested that fred lacks
initiative
Lauries thumbsucking has become habitual because she begins to feel less anxious whenever she suckers her thumb this best illustrates the process of
operant conditioning
according to Freud , the part of personality that represents our sense of right and wrong and our ideal standards is the
super ego
2 year old damien frequently refuses to obey his parents because he derives immense pleasure from demonstrating his independence from their control. Damien is going through he blank stage of development
anal
parents who disguise hostility toward their children by becoming overly protective of them are very likely using the defense mechanism
reaction formation
greta is an extrovert and social while Jim is a introvert and antisocial . Greta and Jim best illustrate what is meant by
reciprocal determinism
a person who is helpful and trusting most clearly ranks high on the big five trait dimension known as
agreeableness