Julie has a desk right next to her manager's office. Whenever her manager is in his office, Julie makes sure that she works hard at her computer. However, if the manager is away from his office, she often works much more slowly and takes more breaks. In this case, the manager being in his office is acting as
a. a positive reinforcer for working hard.
b. a negative reinforcer for working hard.
c. a discriminative stimulus for working hard.
d. an unconditioned stimulus for working hard.
C
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a. sacrifice. b. fidelity. c. repudiation. d. contamination.
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What will be an ideal response?
As a critical thinker in psychology, it is important to recognize that
a. the overlap between the sexes is less than the differences between them. b. biological differences between the sexes always have implications for behavior. c. brain differences could be the result, not the cause, of behavioral differences between the sexes. d. animal studies show that sex differences in the brain do not affect behavior.