According to Zajonc's theory concerning social facilitation, a child learning to play

baseball while his or her parents are watching will likely

(a) miss the ball more often since this is the dominant response
(b) hit well, especially if there are other parents to lend support
(c) hit a home run because the parents' support will make the dominant
response more likely
(d) follow the rules of game theory
(e) A and B

A

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a. ?operant; classical b. ?primary; secondary c. ?secondary; primary d. ?classical; operant

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Research suggests that moderate drinking may have health benefits for many people, but others who drink alcohol develop alcoholism, which

A. is associated with long-lasting changes in neural-signal transmission patterns. B. is defined as being drunk every day, or at least six out of every seven days. C. is usually only a minor inconvenience to the individual and his or her family. D. is not seen as a disease.

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