In Kuhn's philosophy of science, when Einstein's theory of relativity replaced Galilean-Newtonian physics, a(n) ____ occurred.?
a. ?Zeitgeist
b. ?Ortgeist
c. ?paradigm
d. ?scientific revolution
e. ?school of thought
d
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The form of behavioral therapy in which an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the frequency of the behavior is called __________.
A. a token economy B. operant conditioning C. aversion therapy D. participant modeling
Explicit memory is memory for specific information
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Regarding mild punishment, which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Mild punishment will usually eliminate unwanted responses. b. Mild punishment tends to suppress unwanted responses temporarily. c. Mild punishment is better than reinforcement for response acquisition. d. Mild punishment is the same as negative reinforcement.
A selection committee was interviewing applicants for a new position in the media department of the college. The psychologist on the committee found it very interesting that a majority of the committee believed that the applicant who was a former beauty queen was the most intelligent, likeable, and socially skilled of all the applicants, although two of the other candidates had considerably more
education and experience with college publications. The majority of the committee is exhibiting a. the fundamental attributional error. b. the halo effect. c. the social exchange theory. d. cognitive dissonance.