Adnan trades Umar 100 pennies for 10 dimes. Later, when Adnan wants to trade back, Umar refuses, because he says he has much more money than Adnan and won't trade for only 10 puny dimes. Apparently, Umar has not yet mastered
A) transitive inference.
B) reversibility.
C) categorization.
D) class inclusion.
B
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Individuals in Africa are most likely to become HIV positive following a. heterosexual sex with an infected partner
b. homosexual sex with an infected partner. c. repeated injections with unsterilized needles. d. close nonsexual contact with an infected person.
Arthur saw a piece of gum on his shoe as he stepped up to the plate for his turn at bat. He tapped his shoe three times before the gum fell off, then he kicked the gum to one side. When the pitcher threw the ball, Arthur hit a home run. Now he ensures that he taps his shoe three times and kicks the ground once before every swing, and about 15% of the time he gets a hit. Based on what is known
about operant conditioning, you should conclude that Arthur's behavior best illustrates the concept referred to as: a. successive approximations b. classical conditioning c. adventitious reinforcement d. the Premack principle
Increasing numbers of teens graduated high school and went on to college in the 1930s as a result of
A) nationwide "Stay In School" campaigns. B) a lack of jobs during the Depression. C) more widely available scholarships and loans. D) None of the above.
The concept of fluid sexual identities suggests that stage models of homosexual identity may overemphasize the ________________ of sexual identity
A) confusion B) universality C) stability D) development