What is positive reinforcement?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: adding/giving something to increase likelihood that behavior will be repeated
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Regarding cues for aggression, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Angry thoughts are considered internal cues for aggression. b. External cues for aggression may include words, actions, and gestures. c. Murders are much more likely to occur in homes where guns are kept. d. Aversive stimuli, such as high temperatures, lower one's overall arousal levels making one less sensitive to aggressive cues.
In a set of identical twins who have been raised together, one of them develops schizophrenia, but the other does not. Which of the unifying themes discussed in the text does this example illustrate?
a. Psychology is empirical. b. Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context. c. Heredity and environment jointly influence behavior. d. Our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage.
According to the cognitive miser model, people conserve time and energy in making attributions by:
A. taking cognitive shortcuts B. basing judgments on schemas C. forming utilitarian attitudes D. using the peripheral route for persuasion
Which of the following statements is true about narcissistic personality disorder? a. This disorder is on the decline in Western societies
b. Reports of treatment success are limited. c. Recently there has been a great deal of research on this disorder. d. All of the above