A rat learned to press a bar to turn off a mild shock it was receiving through the floor of its cage. In this case, bar pressing was
a. classically conditioned.
b. learned through negative reinforcement.
c. learned through punishment.
d. a positively reinforced motor skill.
B
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Which of the following statements regarding language is correct?
a) Nonhuman animals have the ability to symbolize their physical and metaphysical world. b) Some nonhuman animals can create sounds representing symbols (morphemes). c) Some nonhuman animals can construct sentences. d) Syntax and grammar are unique to humans.
Your friend claims that altruism, cooperation, aggression, and other social behaviors increase the chances of human survival and are genetically encoded and passed on from generation to generation. Your friend is supporting
A. psychoneuroimmunology. B. psychobiology. C. sociopsychology. D. the evolutionary approach.
Preoperational children often think in a manner consistent with the idea that appearance is reality.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
MDMA use should be most suspected among which of the following patients?
A. A man with chronic pain B. A man with a flushed face C. A man with a high fever D. A man with heart palpitations