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What is the procedure wherein the CR becomes weaker because the US has been omitted?

Having a fixed mindset can halt your progression in anything you do. 

When “sleep training” my 8-month-old son, I “rewarded” his behavior that took him closer and closer to the target behavior (i.e., sleeping). At first he got his back rubbed when he sat in his crib, then when he put his hands down on the mattress, then when he would lie down. This procedure of reinforcing behavior that moves closer to the target behavior is called ________.

According to the Flynn effect, the average scores on intelligence test in the US have _____ over the past century. This effect is most consistent with theories of intelligence that focus on _____.

Infantile amnesia appears to only be applicable to the formation of explicit memories, because the formation of our implicit memories seem to develop immediately. What part of the brain appears to be important for the formation of our implicit memories?

People will underestimate the country’s economic problems if the government reports an employment rate at 80%, instead of reporting an unemployment rate of 20%. In this case, the public’s relatively positive judgments have been manipulated most by __________.

Reviewing a memory that has been stored in long-term memory does not increase the time of retention.

This part of the brain is where short-term memory is converted to long-term memory, and damage to this area results in anterograde amnesia.

In the following set of data, what is the mode? [7, 4, 9, 7, 6, 7, 4]

Andrew, a 4-year-old, received a firetruck Lego set for his birthday. The Lego set says that it is designed for 6-8 year olds. However, under the guidance and direction of his father, Andrew is able to put together the majority of the Lego set. This task is considered within Andrew’s __________.