When you successfully key in a telephone number, the reinforcement for hitting a correct number is the opportunity to hit the next number. This series of behaviors illustrates which concept?
a. Shaping
b. Stimulus generalization
c. Chaining
d. Fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement
c
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Which of the following statements is true about borderline personality disorder?
a. It is observed in every culture and seen in about 5 percent of the population. b. Emotional dysfunction is one of the best predictors of suicide in this group. c. Long-term outcomes are discouraging, with many relapsing within five years d. A high number, almost 12 percent, succeed at suicide.
One current perspective on aggression suggests that aggressive behavior is triggered by a variety of situational and individual variables that influence affect, cognitions, and arousal. This perspective is known as ________
A) the thanatos hypothesis B) the frustration-aggression model C) the Type A - Type B hypothesis D) the general aggression model E) the excitation transfer theory
In the workplace, older employees are stereotyped as:
A. less motivated. B. harder to train. C. using more healthcare benefits. D. all of these.
Which of the following is an effect of marijuana at stronger levels of intoxication?
A. It may produce feelings of heightened sexual sensations. B. It can cause smokers to become agitated. C. It can make time seem to pass more quickly. D. It appears to produce more physiological than psychological dependence.