A student studies more than his roommate for an upcoming test. A behaviorist would explain the difference in behavior between the roommates as a matter of
a. differences in level of motivation.
b. willpower.
c. motivational strength.
d. differences in reinforcement histories.
Answer: d. differences in reinforcement histories.
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The cumulative record provides a time-based record of each of the following EXCEPT
a. the presentation of a light, tone, or bell b. a bar press or other designated behavior c. the program’s automatic presentation of a food pellet d. the manual presentation of a food pellet
Younger infants are actually more skilled than older infants and adults in
a. recognizing their own names. b. perceiving speech-sound contrasts in their native language. c. recognizing similarities in speech sounds. d. distinguishing speech sounds in unfamiliar languages.
The amount of time between one peak of high pressure and the next in sound is known as ______.
A. the electromagnetic element B. the sound spectrogram C. a cycle D. a rarefied invertebrate