At home, Paul's parents hit him as punishment for misbehavior. At preschool, Paul angrily hits a playmate who takes his toy. According to social learning theory, Paul is displaying
A) classical conditioning.
B) operant conditioning.
C) behavior modification.
D) observational learning.
Answer: D
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What does it mean to say that two variables are negatively correlated?
a. An increase in one variable is associated with a decrease in the other. b. An increase in one variable is associated with an increase in the other. c. A decrease in one variable is associated with a decrease in the other. d. The two variables have no relationship.
You are about to take your psychology test when in the next room a nature video is being shown to another class. You focus intensely on reading and answering the test questions. When you look up a few minutes later, you realize that the video has stopped; and you hadn't even noticed. This situation illustrates your
a. sensory adaptation. b. selective attention. c. sensory gating. d. selective accommodation.