Jake is about to interact with his new roommate. Jake is white, and is worried that his African American roommate will think he is prejudiced. He is worried that he might say something that could be taken as a sign of prejudice. Jake is experiencing ____
a. stereotype threat
b. scapegoating
c. a self-fulfilling prophecy
d. a self-serving bias
A
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Banging on the wall in an effort to get the person in the next room to turn down the loud music playing there is an operant response. If the music becomes softer, the response becomes more likely to occur in the future when loud music is heard. In other words, the response has been
a. positively punished. b. negatively punished. c. positively reinforced. d. negatively reinforced.
Which set of words best fits with the cognitive perspective?
A. cerebellum, brain, biology B. reinforcement, punishment, learning C. process, learn, remember D. unconscious, fears, guilty
Changing from a VR-5 schedule to a VR-50 schedule in one step will most likely produce
a. a smooth acceleration in response rate. b. a cyclical pattern of responding—fast then slow. c. faster reinforcement. d. extinction.