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11. Perceptual constancies are
A. Likely inborn and not subject to leaning
B. An aid in perceiving a stable and consistent world
C. Confusing to an individual rather than helping him determine what really exists
D. Illusion in which we perceive something that does not correspond to the sensory information
12. Which of the following is a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system?
A. Brain and spinal cord
B. Only sympathetic nervous system
C. Only the parasympathetic nervous system
D. Both the sympathetic and Para-sympathetic nervous system
13. Which of the following approaches to personality is least deterministic?
A. The humanistic approach
B. The behavioral approach
C. The psychoanalytic approach
D. The social learning approach
14. In Freud’s theory of personality
A. The id operates by secondary process
B. The superego obeys the pleasure principle
C. The ego obeys the reality principle
D. The ego operates by primary process thinking
15. The frustration-aggression hypothesis;
A. Was developed by social learning theorist
B. Assumes that frustration produces aggression
C. Assume that aggression is basic instinct
D. Claims that frustration and aggression are both instinctive
16. The James-Lange or body reaction theory of emotion says
A. You feel emotion then a bodily reaction
B. Emotions and visceral reactions are simultaneous
C. The somatic nervous system is the seat of emotion
D. You react with your body first then you feel emotion
17. Analysis of avoidance learning suggest that many phobias are acquired through ______ conditioning.
A. Classical
B. Operant
C. Intermittent
D. Reinforcement
18. The ability to learn by observing a model or receiving instructions, without reinforcement, is called_____
A. Contingency
B. Social learning
C. Cognitive learning
D. Instrumental learning
19. Conditioned response may be eliminated by withdrawing reinforcement. This is known as:
A. Extinction
B. Discrimination
C. Spontaneous recovery
D. Stimulus generalization
20. Any stimulus that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood that the behavior will be repeated is called a:
A. Cue
B. Punisher
C. reinforcer
D. Situational stimulus