If a response is followed by an unpleasant effect or discomfort, the response behavior will be suppressed. This is an example of
a. nonreinforcement.
b. aversive shaping.
c. punishment.
d. extinction.
C
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Binet believed that human intelligence was expressed through
a. socioeconomic status and level of education. b. positive self concept and gender. c. judgment, attention, and reasoning. d. ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
The "Try This Out" Feature in your text, "What's in the Photograph?" applies which concept from the unit on memory?
a. People are better able to recall information that is consistent with their existing schemas. b. People can better recall data that they have "chunked" into smaller bits. c. Emotionally arousing events can leave vivid, flashbulb memories permanently etched into the brain. d. False memories of events that never took place can be induced experimentally. e. Memory retrieval is impaired by a lack of retrieval cues, as well as by failure to encode information.
The vitalists maintained that _____.
a. a non-physical mind did not exist b. the human body and mind were like machines in most ways c. life could not be explained by the interactions of physical and chemical properties alone d. a person’s mental faculties could be assessed by examining the shape and size of his or her skull
When asked to write an essay on why she is who she is, Julia describes how her hopes and dreams influence how she behaves, thinks, and feels. Julia is focusing on how _____ events determine her personality.
A) prior B) subconscious C) environmental D) anticipated