Walter Mischel reported that the average correlation between a personality trait and a corresponding behaviour thought to be representative of that trait was approximately:
A) 0.3.
B) 0.5.
C) 0.7.
D) 0.9.
A) 0.3.
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a. pinna. b. cochlea. c. auditory ossicle. d. stereocilia.
To observe conditioning, one could ring a bell and squirt lemon juice into Johnny's mouth. By repeating this procedure several times, you could condition Johnny to salivate to the bell. Conditioning will be most rapid if the US follows immediately after the CS. In this example, the CS would be
a. the lemon juice. b. the bell. c. salivation to the bell. d. salivation to the lemon juice.
The probability of repeating a response is increased by which of the following consequences?
a. positive punishment b. response cost c. nonreinforcement d. negative reinforcement
Emotion and motivation are functionally connected in that:
A) people are motivated to act because of their emotions. B) highly motivated people tend to express little emotion. C) being motivated causes one to experience emotion. D) emotion inhibits motivated action.