The primary function of learning is __________.

A. unknown
B. to allow animals to adapt to an ever-changing environment
C. to consciously alter behavior
D. to engage complex thinking in even the simplest behaviors

Answer: B

Psychology

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According to Sigmund Freud, the human psyche is divided into three agencies. Which agency is entirely unconscious and is the reservoir of our most primitive impulses?

A. id B. ego C. superego D. subego

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If you have just heard the word vegetable, you can quickly make judgments about the word carrot; in contrast, your judgments about the word mushroom take much longer. According to the prototype approach, this observation shows that

a. family resemblance is stronger for prototypes than for nonprototypes. b. prototypes are items that have the smallest number of connection weights. c. after priming, people respond faster to prototypes than to nonprototypes. d. basic-level categories are judged more quickly than superordinate-level categories.

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