Reinforcers _____ and punishers _____ the future probability of the behaviour that led to these respective consequences.
A) increase; increase
B) decrease; decrease
C) increase; decrease
D) decrease; increase
C) increase; decrease
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In applying the concept of building self-esteem in our personal lives, most of the skills valued in our society are
a. irrelevant to the concept of self-esteem. b. capable of being achieved by most people. c. out of the reach of all but the most talented. d. not clearly defined. e. academic and athletic.
A person with an anxiety disorder who engages in catastrophizing and worrying show unusually high levels of activity in the a. amygdala
b. anterior cingulate cortex. c. thalamus. d. nucleus accumbens.
In a one factor between groups design having four groups, there are six possible two-group comparisons that should be made at the end of the experiment. If alpha is set at .05, and the experimenter uses separate t tests to compare the group means, the experiment wise probability of a Type I error is _____
a. .05 b. .30 c. .60 d. impossible to determine without more information
One of the most common ways our self-concept changes is
a. through our interactions with people b. by not getting too close to people c. through criticism from others; praise has little effect on most people d. by avoiding successful people and therefore upward comparison