An event that strengthens the behavior it follows is an
A) conditioned stimulus
B) unconditioned stimulus
C) reinforcement
D) operant behavior
Answer: C) reinforcement
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a. retrograde amnesia. b. cryptomnesia. c. anterograde amnesia. d. pseudoforgetting.
The tendency to assume that others act mainly on the basis of their dispositions (e.g., personality traits) is the
a. situational attribution error. c. fundamental attribution error. b. actual attribution error. d. self-serving error.
Dr. Hammouda surveyed the graduating class of a small private university. One of his findings was that over 50 percent of the graduating class expected to receive a salary of at least $100,000 a year within 5 years of graduation. Dr
Hammouda knows that the actual percentage of recent graduates attaining that level of salary is much lower than 50 percent. The students are displaying ________. a) realistic pessimism b) self-evaluation maintenance c) unrealistic optimism d) the below average effect
Jeremy's parents have divorced. If Jeremy's situation is typical of many divorced families, he can expect that
A. his mother will have less money than when she was married. B. his standard of living will increase slightly. C. his mother will have more money than when she was married, due to child support and alimony payments. D. None of these will happen.