Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. "Operant behaviour is to a passive response as classically conditioned behaviour is to an active response. "
2. "B. F. Skinner developed the law of effect. "
3. "Edward Thorndike developed the law of effect. "
4. "The law of effect states that consequences that produce dopamine release will strengthen the behaviour that produced it. "
5. "B. F. Skinner invented the operant conditioning chamber. "


1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

Psychology

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Preschool teachers

A) give girls more encouragement than boys to participate in adult-structured activities. B) give more overall attention to girls than to boys. C) tend to praise girls more often than boys for their academic knowledge. D) use more disapproval and controlling discipline with girls than with boys.

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Which of the following statements about treatment and prevention of learning

disorders is most accurate? a. Stimulant medications have been found to have direct and long-term benefits on children's mathematics and reading ability. b. Studies have shown that children participating in intensive, early childhood prevention programs show long-lasting gains in reading comprehension. c. Children with learning disabilities are usually diagnosed and treated in clinical settings. d. In the United States, academic interventions for children with learning disorders require an individualized education plan (IEP). e. The "drill-repetition-practice-review" approaches for children with reading disorders have been found to worsen reading problems.

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Nate was fined for parking his car in a no-parking zone. Thereafter, he stopped parking his car in no-parking zones. In this scenario, Nate received a(n) ________.

A. intermittent reinforcement B. unconditioned stimulus C. positive punishment D. negative reinforcement

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Describe a few factors that are associated with faster progress in language ability in children.

What will be an ideal response?

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