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In general, an organism will be more likely to develop phobias of __________.

A
dangers faced during natural circumstances
B
unnatural modern inventions, like cars
C
easily understood forces and pressures
D
dangers encountered in dreams and visions
5

In general, an organism will be more likely to develop phobias of __________.

A
dangers faced during natural circumstances
B
unnatural modern inventions, like cars
C
easily understood forces and pressures
D
dangers encountered in dreams and visions
6

Stereotype threat is more likely to affect those who are high achievers because high achievers are __________ than low achievers.

A
more likely to care about performance
B
less likely to base self-esteem upon performance
C
more likely to hear performance-based comments
D
less likely to hear performance-based comments
8

Knowledge is necessary for self-regulation and behavior modification because __________.

A
if one isn’t driven to change behaviors, then one cannot change
B
coping with weakness is a necessary skill for changing behavior
C
understanding current behaviors is vital to changing them
D
recruiting others is helpful for changing behaviors
12

The theory stating that knowledge acquired through observation is influenced by behavior, personal factors, and environment is the __________.

A
theory of classical conditioning
B
social cognitive theory
C
cognitive theory of operant learning
D
latent learning theory
16

Frontal lobe neurons that fire when observing the behavior of others are called __________.

A
reflective neurons
B
mirror neurons
C
replica neurons
D
mimicking neurons
20

Which of the following explanations represents why taste aversion breaks the rules of conditioning?

A
Taste aversion requires no cognitive processes in order to develop.
B
Taste aversion is a learned response that does not occur without cognition.
C
Taste aversion can develop after only one pairing of a stimulus and response.
D
Taste aversion cannot be explained by using conditioning processes.

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