B. F. Skinner designed an educational practice based on operant conditioning. This practice worked on the assumption that complex tasks that involve conceptual learning along with motor skills can be broken down into small steps. This design was called
a. programmed learning. c. motor learning.
b. operant learning. d. conceptual learning.
A
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A professor assembles a group of volunteers to compare two methods of studying. One group spends an hour a day on the first subject (such as psychology), then an hour on the second (chemistry), and so forth. The other group goes back and forth, with a few minutes on each topic, repeating the sequence until completing the same total study time as the first group. At the end of a week, the
professor tests each student's knowledge of each subject. Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable. What will be an ideal response?
According to constructionist theory, memories of life experiences may be described by all but which of the following?
a. distorted simplifications of actual events and experiences b. fabrications c. missing important details d. like impressionist paintings e. mental snapshots of experiences
The tendency to become a social loafer is greater among __________ than it is among
__________, and greater for people living in __________ cultures than people living in __________ cultures. a. men; women; Eastern; Western b. men; women; Western; Eastern c. women; men; Eastern; Western d. women; men; Western; Eastern e. women; men; South American; North American
Neurotransmitters have the ability to bind with receptors located on _____ and _____
Answer: dendrites; cell bodies or somas