Positive reinforcement in operant conditioning is a learning process in which:
What will be an ideal response?
The frequency of the behavior increases because it is followed by a desirable outcome
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If Amanda is 39 years old and has been actively trying to achieve a pregnancy, her health care provider would likely suggest infertility treatment and evaluation after how long?
a. After she and her partner had tried for over 1 year b. After she and her partner had tried for 2 years c. After she and her partner had tried for 6 months d. After she and her partner had tried for 3 months
A person who has used an excessive amount of alcohol may experience changes in behavior such as becoming aggressive, making inappropriate sexual advances, and showing poor judgment and rapid shifts in mood, all of which make it more difficult to function effectively. These behavioral changes are said to be
a. maladaptive. b. malformed. c. impaired. d. substance use disorder.
Tavis is in Piaget’s concrete operations stage of development. Accordingly, Tavis has recently learned to ____.?
a. ?understand, create, and use symbols that represent things that are not present b. ?take in new information about objects by using existing schemas c. ?understand conservation, add, subtract, and measure d. ?engage in hypothetical thinking and abstract reasoning
Kerry wanted her son Alex to clean up his room for several days. Frustrated from the lack of response from Alex, she started asking him to clean his room every 3 minutes. Finally, he cleaned up his room because he didn't want to hear his mother's repeated requests anymore. His response is analogous to the process of ______ at axon hillocks.
A. temporal summation B. spatial summation C. neural propagation D. all-or-none law