Your dog starts to salivate when you use the can opener to open his can of dog food. After learning the principles of classical conditioning, it becomes obvious to you that the can opener has become an effective

A) unconditioned stimulus.
B) unconditioned response.
C) conditioned stimulus.
D) conditioned response.

C) conditioned stimulus. A conditioned stimulus is a neutral stimulus that takes on the ability to elicit a response after being repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Psychology

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How often is the official diagnostic manual for mental disorders revised by the American Psychiatric Association?

a. every year b. every other year c. every 5 to 10 years d. every 15 to 20 years

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Your little sister is 14 years old and has been extremely emotional lately. Her mood changes suddenly and abruptly. According to your friends, teenagers are highly emotional, and their mental state is always on shaky ground

Your mother believes that your sister is most likely being flooded with estrogen and progesterone, which is affecting her emotions. Your older sister thinks that your younger sister's brain is developing and her body is going through multiple changes. You know these changes are occurring; however, after reading your text, you know scholars attribute adolescent's variability of emotions to ____. cognitive and environmental factors || emotional and psychological factors || hormonal and endocrine factors || biological and physical factors || || ||

Psychology