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Ryan notices that a lot of people he sees avoid making eye contact while they walk by him on their cell phones. He develops a tentative explanation that people are too focused on their conversation to be distracted by an outside passerby. Ryan’s observation is an example of a

Major disturbances in thought, emotion, perception, and behavior characterize  ________.

When Martha first visits her Aunt and Uncle’s house, the smell of fish is overwhelming, but after an hour, she doesn’t even notice it’s there. What explains this?

Susan is undergoing chemotherapy, which makes her feel nauseous. Now she feels nauseous the moment she walks into the doctor’s office. What is the unconditioned response in this situation?

Matthias watched his older brother get arrested for selling drugs. He followed the steps of the modeling process to know that he doesn’t want to get involved with selling drugs himself. These steps are:

Participants in Daniel Simons’ and Christopher Chabris’ study were asked to watch people pass a basketball. Because they were focused on doing so, the didn’t see a gorilla walk across the screen. This phenomenon is called ________.

Marquise is studying for his Biology test. He only has an hour because he has lots of other homework to get through as well. What’s the best use of Marquise’s time?

Dominic doesn’t want to contribute to polluting his city, so he rides his bike to school each day instead of taking his car. This is an example of the ________ component of an attitude.

In the movie “50 First Dates,” the main character wakes up each day not remembering the day before or having met her new boyfriend. She suffers from ________ amnesia.

Gillian’s kids struggle to get out the door in the morning for school, so she creates a sticker chart where they can put on a sticker each time they are ready to go before 7 a.m. Once they fill they chart, they’ll get a new bunk bed. This is an example of ________.