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Dahlia’s job has been extremely stressful because she has a new, overbearing supervisor. She continues to do her work as assigned and found ways to avoid the supervisor when able. Dahlia is most likely in the _____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome. Finally, it starts to feel like too much and Dahlia starts to feel depressed. Now, Dahlia is most likely in the ____________ stage.

If you want to condition your brother to clean the room but you can’t afford to reward him forever, what schedule of partial reinforcement will produce the highest rate of responding and the lowest chance for extinction?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a learning fad?

Which of the following is LEAST LIKELY to be true regarding Cadmus’ conditioned taste aversion to tuna sushi?

Preeda plays the piano. When she gets a harsh critique from her instructor, she feels that she is not capable of being a piano player and that she is not deserving of acceptance. Later, she watches a peer play the same song and receive praise for playing the piano correctly. Preeda copies her peer’s piano playing Which of Roger’s model of personality best explains Preeda’s feelings? What kind of strategy did Preeda use to learn how to play the piano correctly?

Imagine you are running a sleep study and are using an EEG to observe brain waves. After 15 minutes of having the participant close their eyes you observe alpha waves, indicating the participant is _________. Later in the study, you observe delta waves, indicating the participant is ___________.

Brenda is at the supermarket with her toddler, Mikey, who wants a candy bar at the register. Brenda tell him no and Mikey begins to shout and cry. After trying to quiet Mikey in vain, Brenda finally gives him the candy bar and Mikey stops the tantrum. The next outing at the supermarket, the same pattern happened. Eventually Brenda gave Mikey a candy bar and Mikey stopped the tantrum. Brenda’s behavior was ________________________.

Which example correctly matches the concept regarding motivations and needs?

Amina’s girlfriend has bright blue hair. One day, she finds out that her girlfriend cheated on her and she feels sad and betrayed. After that, she feels angry toward all girls with blue hair.  Amina’s anger toward all girls with blue hair demonstrates her _________________.

Dr. Sonders assessed the IQ of college students in 1960 and found an average IQ of 105. She assessed the IQ of students from the same college again in 2010 and found an average IQ of 115. The textbook suggests that all of the following are likely to have contributed to the difference EXCEPT: