Which of the following describes biofeedback?
a. Biofeedback techniques provide a direct challenge to operant conditioning.
b. Information is received about an organism's own functioning.
c. Feedback is received about others' responses to one's behavior.
d. Autonomic functioning of an organism is not available though contemporary feedback technology.
B
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____.? a. ?discriminative conditioned stimulus b. ?secondary reinforce c. ?vicarious experience d. ?negative reinforcement
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A. The next stimulus must be weaker than your phone ringing. B. The next stimulus must occur through a different sense (such as sight). C. The next stimulus must be strong enough to overcome a slightly hyperpolarized membrane if it occurs immediately following the ringing phone. D. The next stimulus must occur at least five minutes after the phone ringing.
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a. practical significance even though they do not have statistical significance b. statistical significance even though they do not have practical significance c. both practical and statistical significance d. neither practical nor statistical significance
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