According to the theory of operant conditioning, when the removal of a stimulus, after a response has occurred, increases the likelihood of the response's occurring again, the process that is at work is referred to as:
a. positive reinforcement
b. punishment
c. classical conditioning
d. negative reinforcement
D
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Of the factors listed below, the strongest predictor of a person's happiness is ____
a. one's income (relative to the average income for his/her demographic) b. the number of blood relatives with whom a person regularly communicates c. one's level of physical health d. how happy the person was 10 years earlier
The schools of psychology referred to as behaviorism were helped along by attacks on Darwin's theory of evolution
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Pablo enjoys work that involves finding a single "right" answer. He rarely sees any need to test an approach that works and is uncomfortable when asked to do something not already in his intellectual or emotional repertoires. He prefers simplicity in his everyday life and doesn't understand why anyone would invest large amounts of time or money into art or music. To Pablo, neither of these serves any true purpose. Based on this information and relying on the Five Factor Model, we can say that Pablo would be most likely to score LOW in?
A. Agreeableness B. Neuroticism C. Openness D. Conscientiousness
Identify a reason for using staged manipulation.
A. to create some physiological state in confederates B. to keep all extraneous variables under control C. to simulate some situation that occurs in the real world D. to manipulate a dependent variable with relative simplicity