When a particular type of learning can take place only during a specific time period, not before or after that period, there is a(n) ___________ for learning that behavior

a. instinct c. blank slate
b. critical period d. emotional bond

b

Psychology

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Yamka hears a rattling sound as she hikes through the desert. Her muscles tense and her blood pressure rises. According to Hans Selye, she is in the___________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Psychology

Which of the following interpretations is consistent with results of many studies to teach human language to animals?

A) Animals cannot learn to associate particular words, signs, and symbols with specific meanings. B) Animals can learn human language, but prefer not to. C) Animals can learn to communicate with symbols and signs, but there is not clear evidence that they can combine these symbols into complex phrases. D) Animals raised with humans from birth can learn language just as easily as a human child.

Psychology