If you were to design a program using rewards to increase motivation, what type of rewards would it be the best to use, according to the authors of your text?

a. task-contingent
b. performance-contingent
c. aptitude-contingent
d. monetary


Answer: B

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A word is flashed before a normal subject so that it is presented to his left visual field. Before the subject can say the word, the:

A. subject must view the word in the right visual field B. impulses must be localized in the right hemisphere C. impulses must cross hemispheres D. impulses must stay in the same hemisphere

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_____ is the acquisition of the norms and roles expected of people in a particular society

a. Socialization c. Sexual orientation b. Gender role d. Indoctrination

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During some forms of meditation, an individual will be instructed to focus on a single object or event. This can include either an external event (such as the flame of a candle), one's own breathing, or a _______ (which is an internal sound)

a) gemma b) anima c) mantra d) archetype

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