When Students Begin to Read Through Their Introductory Psychology Textbook

question 6

Multiple Choice

When students begin to read through their introductory psychology textbook, they are often surprised to learn that

• A)commonsense explanations abound in the field of psychology.
• B)many of their beliefs about the causes of thoughts and behaviours are incorrect.
• C)psychologists do not study people's everyday behaviours.
• D)psychology is a unique field of study separate from philosophy and biology.

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Definitions:

Latent Learning

The process of learning that occurs without immediate evidence of understanding or behavior change.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally triggers a response without any prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly presented along with an unconditioned stimulus that elicits an automatic response.

Pavlov

Russian physiologist best known for his discovery of classical conditioning during his studies on the digestive systems of dogs.