Consider an experiment in which a pigeon is placed in a Skinner box with a button on the wall. The cage contains a small green light that is turned on and off intermittently throughout the day. When the pigeon pecks the button when the green light is on, the behavior is reinforced with food. When it pecks the button when the green light is off, the behavior is not reinforced. The pigeon soon
learns that button pecking will be rewarded only when the green light is on. In this scenario, the green light is a(n)__________.
A) unconditioned stimulus
B) discriminative stimulus
C) unlearned stimulus
D) aversive stimulus
E) Select
B
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a. Albert b. Beatrice c. Charlie d. Darla
In studies conducted by Elizabeth Loftus and her colleagues, individuals were told about false events that had supposedly occurred when they were children. The results of these studies indicate that
A. people cannot be convinced of events that did not happen. B. people can become quite convinced of events that never happened. C. only individuals with diagnosable disorders can be convinced of events that never happened. D. people can become convinced of events that did not happen only during hypnosis or other dissociative states.
Intelligence is:
a. The capacity for learning, reasoning, and understanding b. Doing things differently as we get older c. What IQ tests measure d. All of the above
A number of researchers have found that men who hold more liberal views of gender roles are more likely to rape
Indicate whether the statement is true or false