It is easy to condition a pigeon to peck a key to obtain food, but hard to condition

one to peck a key to avoid shock. This illustrates that

(a) the laws of conditioning generalize
(b) punishment does not suppress behavior
(c) extinction interferes with reinforcement
(d) behavior is not infinitely flexible


D

Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which guideline is not part of the "Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures"??

a. ?Personnel decisions must be based solely on job-related criteria. b. ?Only test scores that have been validated as good predictors of job performance should be used. c. ?Employees' KSAOs should match those previously established by the job analysis. d. ?An organization's demographics should reflect the ethnic and gender makeup of the organization's local population.

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How unique or different a memory record is from other things in memory is the memory record's:

a. vividness b. distinctiveness c. heuristic worth d. relational worth

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a. A decreased tendency of teenagers to use contraception b. A decrease in sexually-themed programming on television c. A reduction in avail ability to sexually-themed sites on the internet d. Increased willingness of parents to discuss issues pertaining to sex with their children

Psychology