Karen is "potty training" Andrew. First she gives him a cookie when he spends time near the potty, then he gets a cookie if he sits on the potty, and finally he gets a cookie for making "poo-poo" in the potty. Karen is using a procedure called:
A. negative reinforcement
B. generalization
C. shaping
D. intermittent reinforcement
Answer: C
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a. ?very similar to one another on nonreligious social attitudes, but quite far apart on occupational interests b. ?very similar to one another, whether the overall positive correlation for a particular characteristic was strong or weak c. ?very different from each other, depending on the families within which they were raised d. ?generally similar to each other on physical characteristics, but not on social characteristics
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A. Attraction is defined by the individual preferences. B. Preferences in body weight and shape may be culturally determined. C. Beauty is defined based on how the media portrays women. D. Online dating is becoming more mainstream.
Interference in response due to inconsistency between the response and the stimulus is known as the Stroop effect.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Birth itself begins with cervical effacement and ____
a. transition c. dilation b. expulsion of the fetus d. expulsion of the placenta