Sally usually earned average grades in her sixth-grade history class. She began studying harder when she received a B on an exam. After several more tests and better study habits her grade was an A+. To a behaviorist this is an example of
a. punishment. c. assimilation.
b. reinforcement. d. accommodation.
b
You might also like to view...
The compromising style of conflict is advantageous to those involved in that:
a. each party gains some satisfaction. b. one member of the party gains satisfaction while the other loses. c. neither party wins. d. each person gets all of what they want.
A very large study (Roenneberg et al., 2007) of 55,00 Europeans from childhood through late adulthood found that eveningness peaked at what age?
a. 10 to 11 years b. 20 to 21 years c. 30 to 31 years d. 40 to 41 years
A pregnant woman infected with the syphilis organism must be treated
A) with antiviral drugs before the sixth week of pregnancy. B) with antibiotics before the fourth month of pregnancy. C) with antiviral drugs but not until the second trimester. D) with antibiotics but not until the second trimester.
Which of the following is one of the significant contributions of humanistic theory?
A) ?Laid the foundation for emergence of positive psychology. B) ?More attention to psychological health. C) ?More attention to self-concept. D) ?All of these are important contributions.