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Match the psychological perspective to its primary focus.

Naturalistic observations are conducted in order to:

Classical conditioning forms associations between ________. Operant conditioning forms associations between _________.

The law of effect states that people will

Brian ate a tuna salad sandwich that had become tainted from being in the sun too long, then became extremely nauseated and felt awful. After that, even the sight of a tuna sandwich caused Brian to feel nauseated. In this scenario, what is the conditioned response (CR)?

It is easier to train a pigeon to peck a disk for a food reward than to flap its wings for a food reward. This illustrates the importance of ________ in learning.

As Allison reaches for a box in her garage, out jumps a big spider. Her heart begins to race as she withdraws her hand, but soon she realizes that the spider is harmless, and she begins to calm down. Which part of her nervous system is responsible for bringing her back to a normal state of arousal?

Ann is interested in studying how infants develop a sense of attachment.  Her research is typical of _______________.

Label the 4 indicated parts of the neuron.  

Extinction occurs ___________ in classical conditioning and ___________ in operant conditioning.