An animal learns to pull a lever in order to stop receiving a shock. This is an example of __________
a. positive reinforcement
b. negative reinforcement
c. positive punishment
d. negative punishment
Answer: B: negative reinforcement
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All cultures foster differences between the sexes in one direction by considering males as primary decision makers and females as compliant and obedient
a) True b) False
Which of the following words would likely be added to a child's vocabulary before the
other words? a. Truth b. Larger c. Toward d. Rock e. Around
The origins of Bowlby's theory were in ______________ theory
a. information processing b. Piagetian c. behaviorist d. evolutionary
What do the cultural products of individualistic cultures and collectivistic cultures convey?
a. Surprisingly, the cultural products of both cultural systems focus on the group rather than the individual. b. Surprisingly, the cultural products of both cultural systems focus on the individual rather than the group. c. Cultural products from individualistic cultures focus on the group, and those from collectivist cultures focus on the self. d. Cultural products from individualistic cultures focus on the self, and those from collectivist cultures focus on the group.