A grandmother gives her grandchild a cookie because the child cleaned her room. What is the cookie in this example?
a. punisher
b. positive reinforcer
c. negative reinforcer
d. conditioned response
e. shaping reinforcer
b. positive reinforcer
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Leaders that focus on planning, motivating, coordinating inputs, and providing feedback are ____
a. relationship-oriented b. task-oriented c. toxic d. legitimate
The number of mentally ill among inmates incarcerated in local, state, and federal prisons _____ from 1998 to 2006 and has increased operational costs by an additional 50 percent in some county jails
a. doubled b. tripled c. quadrupled d. stayed the same
Sheen is usually animated and talkative when he is with his girlfriend, but he is often quiet and reserved at home. He actively participates in many class discussions but frequently seems reluctant to talk with friends at the campus coffee shop. Sheen's behavior should make us more cautious about overemphasizing the impact of ________ on behavior.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Reasonably stable patterns of actions, feelings, and motives are referred to as
a. cognitions. c. lability. b. personality. d. emotions.