During the Korean War, the Communist Chinese used which of the following techniques on prisoners of war to coerce them to sign false confessions?
a. cognitive dissonance
b. mass media persuasion
c. brainwashing
d. cult conversion
C
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c. He will petition his superiors to change their requirements. d. He will reduce his work productivity to "balance" his perception of unfairness.
The use of consequence manipulations to increase a target behavior involves all of the following except:
a. providing reinforcers for alternative behavior b. eliminating reinforcers for alternative behavior c. providing reinforcers for the target behavior d. eliminating punishers for the target behavior
Three year old Hannah watches Sesame Street every morning. According to research studies, how will this affect her cognitive skills?
A. no effect B. negative effect C. positive effect D. variable effect
What are the five types of taste receptor cells?
A) umami, sweet, fat, sour, salt B) salt, sour, sweet, savory, umami C) sweet, sour, bitter, salt, umami D) sweet, tart, bitter, salt, umami