Your father has been nagging you for over a week to clean your room. You finally clean your room to stop his badgering. This example illustrates which concept?
A. Punishment
B. Aversive conditioning
C. Positive reinforcement
D. Negative reinforcement
Answer: D
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A test has adverse impact if it
a. decreases an individual's self-esteem. b. systematically rejects higher proportions of minority than non-minority individuals. c. prevents non-minority applicants from being hired. d. is used by an untrained administrator.
The matching hypothesis states that people tend to form relationships with others who are similar to them in terms of ____
a. attractiveness b. values c. demographics (age, ethnicity, social class, education, etc.) d. fertility
Which of the following statements best represents the relationship between arenas of comfort and mood disorders?
a. A child who has more than one arena of comfort is unlikely to develop a mood disorder. b. Children who are at risk of developing a mood disorder can still have several arenas of comfort. c. A child who has at least one arena of comfort is more likely to have a stronger sense of self and therefore be at decreased risk for developing a mood disorder. d. Children who later develop mood disorders are more likely to have strong friendships and other relationships that buffer the full impact of symptoms of mood disorders.
For Watson, a response or behavioral "act" ____.?
a. ?is always overtly observable with the naked eye b. ?involves a response through movement in space c. ?cannot be reduced further d. ?should be reported by the subject and by the experimenter e. ?None of the choices are correct.