Identify a true statement about the types of reinforcers
A) The short-term consequences of behavior often provide more of an incentive than the long-term consequences.
B) Delayed reinforcers are more effective than immediate reinforcers.
C) A primary reinforcer acquires its value through association with established reinforcers.
D) The effectiveness of a primary reinforcer is based on learning.
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What will be an ideal response?
You are waiting to board a plane when you hear that the flight has been delayed due to a passing thunderstorm. The man sitting next to you says, "Passing thunderstorm, sure! That's Jim again, he's been doing everything to make me miss this meeting because he's trying to get me fired!" Of the following, this statement would be most consistent with ________ personality disorder.
A. avoidant B. histrionic C. borderline D. paranoid
The explanation of the pigs' rooting behavior in terms of genetically based
predispositions also explained why the (a) pigs were so hard to condition in the first place (b) conditioned response weakened further with increased food deprivation (c) attempt to extinguish the conditioned response was unsuccessful (d) punishment failed to suppress the conditioned response
An occupation that allows a person to continually learn new things would fulfill the need for __________.
A. competence B. relatedness C. cohesiveness D. autonomy