Erica's parents are concerned about her frequent tantrums. After consulting a parenting handbook, they decide to apply Skinner's theory of positive reinforcement, by praising and rewarding her for good behavior
In particular, the theory allows them to predict that Erika
A) will sleep better at night.
B) will develop better language skills
C) will have fewer tantrums.
D) will improve her reading ability.
A) will sleep better at night. Theories allow prediction of future behavior and events. By applying a theory, Erica's parents can predict how it will influence her.
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A. fovea B. blind spot C. retina D. optic chiasm
Cognitive developmental theorists tend to view moral reasoning as involving
a. the progression through an invariant sequence of ways of thinking. b. a set of behaviors acquired through observation. c. a battle between id, ego, and superego. d. a genetic predisposition toward helping that is based on the evolutionary need to survive.
Dr. Meir is conducting a study and uses heart rate as a measure of general anxiety level. Defining anxiety level in this way would:
a. represent an operational definition b. be a testable hypothesis c. provide empirical verification of the concept d. violate general research ethics
Which of these is NOT one of the controlled ways that scientists utilize to observe others?
a. naturalistic observation c. survey b. scientific observation d. case study