In research studies, psychopaths failed to learn to avoid punishment and __________.
A. did not cognitively understand the connection between a behavior and its consequence
B. felt a great deal of anticipatory anxiety about punishment, leading to impulsive behaviors
C. did not show normal fear-potentiated startle responses
D. showed greater than normal fear-potentiated startle responses
Answer: C
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a. homeostasis. b. extrinsic motivation. c. incentives. d. intrinsic motivation. e. genetic predispositions.
According to the principle of mutual exclusivity bias, children
A) assume that objects have multiple labels. B) ignore the shapes of objects and focus instead on color distinctions. C) assume that words refer to nonoverlapping categories. D) discover the structure of sentences by relying on the meanings of words.