Within the context of reinforcement and punishment, positive refers to the ______ of something ______, and negative refers to the ______ of something.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: Addition; subtraction.

Psychology

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According to John Holland's personality type theory, people who are risk-takers and have good leadership skills are described as __________.

A. conventional B. enterprising C. social D. realistic

Psychology

Someone who argues that attraction is simply a function of wanting to have healthy offspring probably endorses

a. the belief that situational variables influence attraction. b. social exchange theory. c. the matching hypothesis of attraction. d. the approach of evolutionary psychology.

Psychology

Lesion analysis is an important process for neuropsychologists because ____

a. ?they can remove tissue damaged from a stroke b. ?it helps determine what function has been damaged c. ?they can limit the damage caused by neurodegenerative disease d. ?it can support the principles of phrenology

Psychology

A cognitive psychologist would be most likely to design a study of

A. how people influence each other. B. what processes are involved in problem solving. C. which characteristics make humans unique. D. how we can best analyze psychological data.

Psychology