Charity used to really enjoy potato salad so at a family reunion, she ate a large helping. Unfortunately the potato salad had not been kept cold, and Charity became quite ill after eating it. Now she finds that even the sight of potatoes in the grocery store can make her feel sick to her stomach. In this example, the sick feeling Charity experiences when she sees potatoes in the grocery store is
a. an unconditioned response.
b. a conditioned response.
c. an unconditioned stimulus.
d. a conditioned stimulus.
B
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a. Self-reference instructions increase the likelihood of the item being stored in procedural memory. b. Self-reference instructions increase the capacity of working memory. c. When people think about whether words apply to themselves, they consider how their personal characteristics are interrelated. d. In reality, most people emphasize the physical characteristics of the stimulus, rather than using self-reference.
Which of the following emotions might Sven, an exchange student from Europe, have the most difficulty recognizing in his Peruvian hosts?
a) surprise b) happiness c) anger d) jealousy