Connie's children earn gold stars during the week for good behavior and completing their chores. If they earn enough gold stars, they are allowed on Sunday to choose one item out of a "grab bag" of small prizes. Connie is using which of the following with her children?
a. primary reinforcers
b. token reinforcers
c. bribes
d. response costs
B
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a. Genghis Khan b. Marco Polo c. Alexander the Great d. Ferdinand Magellan
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 might __________
a) offer her money. b) applaud her appropriate behavior. c) offer her praise for a job well done. d) offer her a piece of candy.
Which statement is true about perceptions of intimate relationships in Eastern cultures?
A) Trying to satisfy dependency needs through an intimate bond is regarded as immature. B) Mature intimate relationships are based on autonomy and intense emotion. C) Even today, young people do not resist if parents arrange a marriage with little chance of love. D) In choosing a lifelong partner, young people are expected to consider obligations to others.
The _______________, or "lesser brain," is involved in remembering simple skills and acquired reflexes
a. pons b. medulla c. reticular activating system d. cerebellum