What can occur if a person believes that a connection exists between an act and its consequences when there is no relationship between the two?

Related Mcqs:

1. What can occur if a person believes that a connection exists between an act and its consequences when there is no relationship between the two?

   A. classical conditioning
   B. shaping
   C. superstitious behavior
   D. none of these

2. Jamil is in a constant state of anxiety and also has brief, sudden periods of panic. He also believes these periods of panic will occur when he’s in a public location: therefore, jim is afraid to leave his house.Jim’s diagnosis is:

   A. agoraphobia
   B. panic disorder
   C. panic disorder with agoraphobia
   D. panic disorder without agoraphobia

3. To be confident that a cause-and-effect relationship exists, it is necessary to:

   A. engage in naturalistic observation
   B. develop a positive correlation
   C. perform a controlled experiment
   D. test for a negative correlation

4. The connection between stimulus and response is called:

   A. Intelligence quotient
   B. Standardize test
   C. Conditioning
   D. Curricular content

5. The connection between stimulus and response depends on:

   A. The pleasure or discomfort an individual experiences
   B. The discomfort an individual faces
   C. The pleasure or discomfort an individual experiences
   D. None of the above

6. For the connection between the CS and the CR to be strengthened, the CS must:

   A. generalize to the UR
   B. precede the US
   C. be identical to the US
   D. be followed by the UR

7. In 1986, the decision of NASA officials go forward with the launch of the space shuttle Challenger despite warnings from engineers to delay the launch is an example of the dangerous consequences of which social psychological process?

   A. Brainstorming
   B. Group polarization
   C. Deindividuation
   D. groupthink

8. In 1986, the decision of NASA officials go forward with the launch of the space shuttle Challenger despite warnings from engineers to delay the launch is an example of the dangerous consequences of which social psychological process?

   A. Brainstorming
   B. Group polarization
   C. Deindividuation
   D. groupthink

9. Which are true of the diathesis-stress model of mental illness?Please identify all correct answers.
   1: When an enduring vulnerability factor in a person is coupled with a recent stressor, it results in psychological disorder.
   2: Only one of the diathesis or stressor needs to be present for symptoms of the psychological disorder to occur.
   3: Both the diathesis and the stressor must be present to lead the symptoms of the psychological disorder.
   4: Diathesis and stressors have specific definitions.

   A. 1 & 4
   B. 1 & 3
   C. 2 & 3
   D. 2 & 4

10. An experimenter who has been carefully trained in the techniques of self-observation uses himself as his object. He attempts to analyze his own immediate experience into its elements. This study would most likely occur in the laboratory of ____________?

    A. John Watson
    B. Max Wertheimer
    C. Hermann von Helmholtz
    D. Edward Titchener