While watching television you see a magician perform a trick in which he appears to pass a long needle through his arm. A trickle of blood makes the illusion look especially realistic. Although rationally you know what you saw was an illusion,
you still react with fear as if it were your own arm being pierced. What term would a psychologist use to describe your reaction while watching this illusion?
a) contingency
b) insight learning
c) operant conditioning
d) vicarious consequences
D
Psychology
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a. cultural truisms. b. judgmental heuristics. c. rationalizations. d. structural equations.
Psychology
The clinical method is like
a. tracking a moving target. b. reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. c. noticing that rabbits are always pursued by dogs. d. serving the same food to everyone at a dinner.
Psychology