After Ricardo gets an A on his history exam (a class in which he has recently struggled), Ricardo's father takes him to the electronics store and lets him choose a new video game. This is an example of a(n)
A. discriminative conditioned stimulus.
B. operant.
C. primary reinforcer.
D. secondary reinforcer.
Answer: D
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Jack suffered a brain injury as a result of hitting his head while waterskiing. One of the problems that developed was that Jack could not pronounce certain words correctly for a long period of time; now that he has had extensive speech therapy, he can speak as he did before his accident. This is an example of the brain's __________, which allows the structure and function of his brain cells to change to adjust to the trauma.
A. adaptology B. stagnation C. neuroplasticity D. reflex arc
Heather complains that her professor’s Powerpoint slides are crowded with details and that she can’t copy what is on the slides while listening to the lecture and taking notes on what is being said. Heather’s complaint has to do with the limits of her
a. working memory. b. divided attention. c. levels of processing. d. encoding specificity.
The four aspects of preoperational thought include centration, focus on appearance, irreversibility, and ______
Fill in the blank with correct word
A car crash woke John from his afternoon nap. When he looked out his apartment window, he saw several people milling around two smashed cars. He decided not to dial 911 because he assumed someone had already called. John's reaction is an example of
A) the bystander effect. B) pluralistic compliance. C) obedience to authority. D) conformity to social norms.