Define "punishment" from a behavioral perspective and explain the forms it might take. Why is it important to include a reinforced alternative behavior when employing punishment?
What will be an ideal response?
Punishment may be the application of something aversive or the removal of something positive. It is directed toward reducing an unwanted behavior. If an alternative behavior is not reinforced, the punished behavior may return.
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The experiment that involved a group of laboratory rats being allowed to breed without limit in a confined space in order to study the effects of crowding was conducted by __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The variability of the distribution ______ with a smaller sample size.
A. increases B. decreases C. stabilizes D. destabilizes
An individual's attitudes about death and dying are closely connected to
a. the individual's encounters with death b. the individual's experiences with death c. the individual's cultural background d. all of these e. none of these
Based on the research summarized in the textbook, which one of the following conclusions can be drawn about the impact of faking on personality tests?
a. Faking almost always significantly decreases the validity of personality tests. b. Faking almost always significantly increases the validity of personality tests. c. Faking has almost no significant impact on the validity of personality tests. d. Faking sometimes does and sometimes does not significantly influence the validity of personality tests.