Factors that would assist with reduction of childhood obesity include
A. eating meals together.
B. limiting television watching to two hours or less per day.
C. getting adequate sleep.
D. All of the these
Answer: D
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Graphical statistics belong to the category of
a. nominal scales. b. ordinal scales. c. descriptive statistics. d. inferential statistics.
Things are going pretty well for George (see item 26) until he jumps from reinforcing every tenth response to reinforcing every 50th response. At this point, the pigeon responds erratically and nearly stops responding entirely. George's pigeon is suffering from _________
a. ratio strain b. ratiocination c. satiation d. reinforcer deprivation
Paxton owns a swimming pool, and last summer he got some yellowish algae in the water. He bought a specific type of algaecide to deal with the problem and in three days, the water was clear again. This summer Paxton notices a green algae beginning to form, and he uses the same algaecide as he did the previous summer. In three days, the pool is completely green and he cannot determine why the algae didn't die. Paxton failed to realize that it was a different type of algae, and his use of a past solution attempt demonstrates
A. a mental set. B. functional fixedness. C. the availability heuristic. D. a failure to consider negative evidence.
Negative reinforcement is employed for
a. suppressing a behavior. b. eliciting a response. c. strengthening a behavior. d. eliminating a behavior.