Participants in an experiment sometimes change their behavior simply due to the experimenter paying attention to them rather than due to the effects of an independent variable. In this case any change in conditions can lead to a change in behavior. When this happens the ____ is said to be a problem
A) Hawthorne effect
B) Simon fallacy
C) double bind effect
D) equivalency error
A
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The term social learning theory was coined by Bandura.?
a. True b. False
Greg shakes the apple tree to get an apple to fall for him to eat. Now when he shakes the tree, no apples fall so he runs into the tree with his shoulder to get an apple to fall. Running into the tree with his shoulder is an example of:
a. an extinction burst b. spontaneous recovery c. resistance to extinction d. an establishing operation
Alberta is a psychologist who is trying to assess whether her patient is exhibiting abnormal behavior. Alberta follows a practical approach. Which of the following will not help Alberta decide if her patient has impaired functioning?
a. ?content of the behavior b. ?sociocultural context c. ?behavioral consequences d. ?genetic predispositions
Judy gives a monkey a choice between a sphere and various other three-dimensional shapes. Each time the animal selects the sphere, it receives a grape; if it selects the other object, it receives nothing. Judy is engaged in _______
a. transposition training b. a peak shift experiment c. concept training d. generalization training