In operant conditioning there are _______ elements in play________________
a. two; the consequence and the behavior
b. three; the discriminative stimulus, the behavior, and the consequence
c. two; the conditioned stimulus and the conditioned response
d. three; the conditioned stimulus, the unconditioned stimulus, and the conditioned response
Ans: b
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a. narcolepsy b. sleep apnea c. nightmare disorder d. sleep terror disorder e. sleepwalking disorder
Because of the need to measure the IQ of people of varying ages, newer IQ tests base their evaluation of IQ on _____
A) mental age alone B) deviation scores from the mean of the normal distribution C) giving extra points for older folks to compensate for their slower processing times D) physical tests rather than pen-and-paper tests
Which psychological disorder has the strongest evidence for a genetic link?
A) Antisocial personality disorder B) Bipolar disorder C) Obsessive-compulsive disorder D) Schizophrenia
A person goes to a classical music concert where he sits quietly while the music is playing. When this person goes to an opera and again sits quietly, this is an example of ______.
A. stimulus generalization B. behavioral contrast C. discrimination learning D. a discriminative operant