1. You decide to go to work for a presidential candidate in the next election. You think that the way for you to get folks to vote for your candidate is to use some psychology. So, you make a deal with a soft-drink company to insert a picture of your candidate into its commercials for only a brief instant. It will be so quick that no one will notice the picture. That way, the candidate's image will enter viewers' subconscious minds and make them vote for your candidate. What psychological process are you trying to use and will it likely work?
2. Describe Pavlov's classical conditioning studies in terms of the UCS, UCR, CS, CR, and his results. Briefly discuss two examples of classical conditioning in your own life, naming the UCS, UCR, CS, and CR.
Q3. What is the definition of language? What is the evidence, pro and con, as to whether nonhuman animals have a capacity for language?
Q4. Take three theories of emotion and apply them to one emotional event in your life. Be specific about the event and make clear connections to the theoretical assumptions.
Q5. Define learning. Given this definition, what types of behaviors would not be considered learning? How does the concept of instinctive drift relate to these examples? What types of behaviors would be included?