A participant is asked to report every time he or she sees a faint light. If rewards are offered for correctly reporting the presence of the light, but no punishment for reporting it when it is absent, the participant will make many hits but also many ____________________
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
false alarms
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The police find a man in a seedy part of town; he looks in "bad shape," so they call for an ambulance. On the way to the hospital, the paramedic calls the hospital base with the following description: approximately 50-year-old white male, heavy
hand tremors, seems delirious, and appears to be experiencing hallucinations. When the patient arrives at the hospital, the emergency room physician suspects that the patient is experiencing a. cocaine withdrawal. b. barbiturate overdose. c. a schizophrenic episode. d. alcohol withdrawal delirium.
Which of the following is an implication of Binet's concept of general mental ability?
a. Individual items that do not correlate well with the total score can be eliminated. b. A broad range of diverse items must be included. c. Variability in the ability to perform specific skills should be minimal. d. Those who are high in general mental ability will also be high in specific mental abilities.
One way to maximize the cost effectiveness of modeling is to use
a. generic stimuli. b. behavioral observation. c. participant modeling. d. natural models.
With regard to gender, which of these statements most clearly agrees with research?
A) ?Women are more likely than men to comply with dietary recommendations. B) ?Women are generally more likely than men to comply with all medical recommendations. C) ?Men are more likely to be extremely resistant to taking medication. D) ?Women are more likely to be extremely resistant to taking medication.