Punishment is so difficult to use effectively for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

a. the power of punishment to suppress behavior usually disappears when the threat of punishment is removed.
b. the lure of rewards may make punishment worth the price.
c. punishment is applied equally.
d. punishment triggers escape or aggression.
e. punishment makes the learner apprehensive.


c. punishment is applied equally.

Psychology

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a. instrumental/supportive b. affiliation/supportive c. achievement oriented d. supportive/participative

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In a skewed distribution, the _____ is the measure of central tendency that is most likely to be farthest away from the skew (the extreme scores)

a. mean c. average b. mode d. median

Psychology

The left hemisphere has regions devoted to _____

a) processing emotional cues. b) visual-spatial processing. c) math and logic. d) creative uses of thought and language.

Psychology

Three-week-old Alex will suck on anything that touches his lips whether it was his hand, his father's back, a cloth diaper, or a toy. This indiscriminate sucking is an example of a

a. simple reflex. c. primary circular reaction. b. circular reaction. d. secondary circular reaction.

Psychology