Kelsey just told her family a really funny joke that she made up herself. In order to use a primary reinforcer to encourage her in her joke-telling, Kelsey's dad could __________.
A. offer her money
B. enrol her in a comedy class
C. tell her that she doesn't have to do the dishes
D. offer her a piece of candy
Answer: D. offer her a piece of candy
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Fran considers herself to be a patient person, as do her close friends and children. If Fran is like many other people tested, she will:
A. be consistently patient in many varied situations B. be considered patient by others because she considers herself to be patient C. also be kind D. show impatience in some situations
Doumitra is telling Carrie about a movie she saw last month. She knows that Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal both star in the movie and that it involves a scary bunny rabbit, but she cannot come up with the title of the movie. According to the textbook, such difficulty in retrieving information is known as
A. spreading activation. B. proactive inhibition. C. the primacy effect. D. incomplete knowledge.
Although horse meat is regularly eaten in some parts of the world,
the vast majority of Americans would have great difficulty eating horse meat, even if they were very hungry. This illustrates how which of the following affects hunger? a. genetic factors b. set points c. cultural values d. homeostatic mechanisms
According to epigenetic theory, environmental factors may lead to chemical processes in the body that "tag" certain genes for either activation or suppression but do not change the genetic code or DNA sequence itself. These "tags" may __________.
A. become part of the organism's genetic inheritance that is passed along to offspring, affecting the workings of genes in future generations B. trigger the expression of psychological difficulties in the individual but not his or her offspring C. cause irreversible brain damage D. serve to inoculate future generations from inheriting malignant traits