What is operant conditioning, and what is its relationship to learning development?
What will be an ideal response?
In operant conditioning, the frequency of a behavior is changed based on positive or negative consequences. Operant conditioning works with newborns to help reinforce important behaviors such as feeding.
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If A and B are highly correlated, which statement MOST accurately describes the relationship between A and B?
a. The score on A causes the score on B b. The score on B causes the score on A c. Both A and B are caused by a third variable d. The score on A can be used to predict the score on B
Suppose that two political candidates—Candidate A and Candidate B—run a series of negative advertisements about one another. Research suggests that ____
a. both candidates are likely to be rated more positively than they were before b. people are less likely to say they will vote c. people are more likely to say they will vote d. people are more likely to pay close attention to the election
To determine the extent to which the conditions of the independent variable determine dependent scores, we should compute
a. the effect size. b. an independent-samples t-test. c. a related-samples t-test. d. the standard error of the difference between means.
What are the challenges in identifying “basic” emotions?
What will be an ideal response?