Noncontinuous schedules of reinforcement makes behavior ______.
a. more open to reinforcement
b. easier to extinct
c. more stable
d. more resistant to extinction
Ans: D
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a. the presence of a weapon enhances memory for all parts of the event. b. the presence of a weapon has no effect on memory for the event. c. the threat of a weapon causes people to focus their attention away from the weapon itself. d. the presence of a weapon hinders memory for other parts of the event.
In a one factor between groups design, if we want to know whether the difference between group means was produced by chance, we should analyze the data by conducting _____
a. an analysis of variance b. separate t tests for each pair of means c. either a or b d. none of these - we can tell by looking at the results on a bar graph
Which Supreme Court case ruled against federal sentencing guidelines?
A. Gall v. United States B. Minnesota v. White C. Brady v. Maryland D. Nix v. New Jersey
About 66,000 cases of child sexual abuse were confirmed in 2010. This number
A) greatly underestimates the extent of sexual abuse, since many victims remain silent. B) overestimates the number of cases because of children's unreliable reporting. C) represents about 30,000 cases perpetrated by women and about 36,000 by men. D) consists mostly of abuse by a stranger.