Which of the Following Statements About the Study of Psychology

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the study of psychology holds true?

• A)Psychology allows us to make clear predictions about foreign policy decision making.
• B)Psychology adds little to our understanding of foreign policy decision making.
• C)Psychology does not provide clear predictions in the real world of foreign policy.
• D)Psychology has failed to explain why foreign policy makers often seem to deviate from rational decision making.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning.

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that has become reinforcing through its association with a primary reinforcer.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, even if they are similar, based on learned associations.