John B.Watson Emphasized That

question 64

Multiple Choice

John B.Watson emphasized that

• A) learning depends on how predictably rather than how frequently events are associated.
• B) unlike lower animals,humans learn through a process of cognition.
• C) both humans and lower animals learn to expect that a CS will be followed by a US.
• D) learning should be explained without any reference to mental processes.

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Definitions:

Releasing Hormones

Hormones secreted by the hypothalamus that stimulate or inhibit the release of hormones from the anterior pituitary.

Hypothalamus

A structure in the forebrain that controls the pituitary gland and so-called homeostatic behaviors such as eating, drinking, temperature control, sleeping, sexual behaviors, and emotional reactions.

Thalamus

A brain structure that acts as a relay station, processing and transmitting information from the senses to the appropriate areas of the brain.

Medulla

A structure in the hindbrain that transmits information from the spinal cord to the brain and regulates life support functions such as respiration, blood pressure, coughing, sneezing, vomiting, and heart rate.