In operant conditioning, ________ is a process that increases the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated.
A. habituation
B. reinforcement
C. adaptation
D. canalization
Answer: B
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Which of the following best summarizes the research on hearing loss in older adults?
A. As we age, hearing loss happens to everyone. B. Our genetic makeup is the only factor in determining whether or not a person will lose their hearing. C. In most other countries, approximately 90% of older adults lose their hearing. D. Because many of the cases of hearing loss in older adults are related to exposure of loud noise, hearing loss is somewhat preventable.
Pseudoscientific claims are typically not:
a. read by a large number of people. b. testable. c. published in peer-reviewed journals. d. the subject of advertisements.
What is one reason that American Sign Language (ASL) is considered to be a language?
a) ASL uses the same syntax as auditory languages. b) Colleges and universities offer non-credit courses in ASL. c) ASL is processed by the same parts of the brain that process oral languages. d) In order to reduce discrimination, the federal government declared ASL a language.