In operant conditioning terms, _____ occurs when something unpleasant is added and the result is a decreased response rate
a. positive reinforcement
b. negative reinforcement
c. positive punishment
d. negative punishment
c
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The use of the thematic apperception test has resulted in increased understanding of the motives for _______.
a. achievement b. intimacy and affiliation c. power d. all of the above
The ability to resist interference from irrelevant information to stay focused on the task at hand is called ______.
A. processing speed B. inhibition C. generativity D. selective attention
How many stages are there in the general adaptation syndrome?
a. three b. four c. five d. six
A teacher says, "Your child is strong in the area of metamemory.". The parent has been told that her child is well developed in the domain of
a. having a slow rate of forgetting. b. knowledge about her own memory processes. c. being able to reason with verbal analogies. d. willingness to attempt difficult memory feats.