In what type of schedule is a subject's hard work "rewarded" with even more hard work?
a. adjusting schedule
b. gradient schedule
c. duration schedule
d. chained schedule
Answer: a. adjusting schedule.
In an adjusting schedule, once a subject meets the response requirement to receive reinforcement, the requirement is adjusted upward for the next session. This approach is used in training animals through shaping.
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a. They are completely unrelated ideas because of the physiological versus psychological bent of each. b. They address opposite but complementary parts of the mind. c. They both address the same part of the mind, but differ in their view of how this part functions. d. They describe the exact same construct physiologically and psychologically.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The level of statistical significance that we use in psychology is:
a. .01 b. .05 c. .10 d. .50
The ethical guidelines for nonhuman subjects include that all individuals who are using animals in research have received training in ____
a. animal handling and care b. history of the animal rights movement c. use of methods that do not require animals d. humane euthanasia