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sammy

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Why is it that an orienting response tends to disappear after repeated exposure to a stimulus?
 
  a. Because the brain no longer registers it as a sensation
 b. Because the stimulus becomes familiar and loses its novelty
 c. Because the attention increases as stimuli become more familiar
 d. Because our mental hardware becomes inconsistent with our software

Question 2

Believing that Heinz should not steal the drug because stealing is wrong and Heinz will get caught and go to jail is representative of which type of moral thinking?
 
  a. Preconventional
  b. Conventional
  c. Postconventional
  d. Universal ethical principles


annierak

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a


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