Presenting an aversive stimulus to eliminate undesired behavior is an example of ______
a. negative reinforcement c. positive reinforcement b. punishment d. shaping
B
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The owner of a store that buys and sells used books has just purchased one by a psychologist who proposed a set of innate principles of perception. The book was most likely written by a(n):
a. psychoanalyst b. Gestalt psychologist c. behaviorist d. Eclectic psychologist
Input from mechanoreceptors travels to a. the lateral geniculate (LG) nucleus of the thalamus
b. the medial geniculate (MG) nucleus of the thalamus. c. the ventral posterior (VP) nucleus of the thalamus. d. somatosensory cortex directly, without forming connections in the thalamus.
Beatrice is hit on the head rather hard and suffers a concussion and retrograde amnesia. Which of the following statements is false?
A. Beatrice would have temporary loss of memory from before the head trauma. B. Beatrice would have permanent loss of memory immediately prior to the head trauma. C. Beatrice would experience slow recovery of lost memories. D. Beatrice would have trouble forming new episodic memories.
The belief that murder is inherently wrong is an example of:
A. natural law. B. positivist law. C. formal law. D. Good Samaritan law.