The rapid removal of your hand from a hot surface is the result of

a. reciprocal inhibition

A researcher wants to examine the relationship between viewing television violence and behaving aggressively

He has participants decide whether they would prefer to view a violent or a nonviolent film, and subsequently records the number of aggressive behaviors they show in a competitive game. The researcher cannot legitimately make a causal statement based on his findings, because the study a. is low on mundane realism. b. lacks random assignment. c. has no cover story. d. lacks psychological realism.

In classical conditioning, a neutral stimulus is repeatedly paired with another stimulus that naturally elicits a reflex response. This neutral stimulus will become known as the

a. unconditioned stimulus. b. conditioned stimulus. c. reflexive stimulus. d. latent stimulus.