The predictors of reinforcement that signal when particular behaviors will result in positive reinforcement are known as ________ stimuli

FIll in the blank with correct word.


Answer: discriminative

Psychology

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Examination of tests such as the WAIS and WISC-R have found that white males are more often depicted in test items than other groups. What has research shown about such differences?

a. No one has established that these differences affect test performance. b. They have a greater impact on females than on males. c. They have a substantial impact on younger children but little impact on adults. d. They account for a large percentage of test score differences.

Psychology

Which of the following is true of interview reliability?

a. It usually focuses on inter-interviewer agreement. b. It can be seriously degraded by the halo effect. c. It is typically quite high. d. It is equivalent to reliability for standardized tests.

Psychology

Signal detection studies allow for the determination of perceptual sensitivity separately from the observer's:

A) decision-making strategy. B) absolute threshold. C) difference threshold. D) background noise.

Psychology

If a psychologist believes that the "whole" of perception matters more than the parts, they are a

A. structuralist. B. physiological psychologist. C. Gestalt psychologist. D. cognitive psychologist.

Psychology