Phil was given a failing grade on his paper because the professor discovered that it was plagiarized. The failing grade is an example of
a) extinction.
b) punishment.
c) positive reinforcement.
d) negative reinforcement.
b
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a. problem-solving/change strategies b. experiential acceptance strategies c. cognitive defusion strategies d. mindfulness/mediation strategies
When we have more than one independent variable in a study, we can test the separate effect of each independent variable on the dependent variable by looking at the ______ for each of the independent variables.
A. general effect B. grand effect C. main effect D. interaction effect
Early in the 20th Century, the French public school system wanted an assessment that would identify those students who
a. were ideally suited to a particular education program. b. did not like school. c. did not benefit from regular classroom instruction. d. were academically gifted.
A study of more than 600 college students found that the ones who were most successful in quitting smoking were¬¬¬¬ __________
a) those who perceived that their lives were not very stressful. b) those who consistently used nicotine patches and nicotine gum. c) those who had high levels of desire to quit. d) those who quit dating until they stopped smoking.