Chris's mother offers to give him a cookie, but only if he doesn't throw a temper tantrum in the grocery store. What concept of operant conditioning is at work here?
a. Positive reinforcement
b. Negative punishment
c. Extinction
d. Classical conditioning
a
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Which statement would be the MOST consistent with social cognitive theory?
a. Children do not need to learn gender roles, because they are a part of our built-in genetic code. b. Children learn gender roles as a direct result of operant conditioning in their earliest years. c. Children learn gender roles as a direct result of classical conditioning in their earliest years. d. Children learn gender roles by watching others and learning the outcomes of different actions.
The suprachiasmatic nucleus is found in the:
A. thalamus. B. hypothalamus. C. medulla. D. pons.
Studies of children conceived by in vitro fertilization found that the development and psychological adjustment of such children were
a. normal throughout childhood and adolescence. b. the same as other children physically, but psychological problems were more likely. c. below average initially, but approached near-normal in late childhood. d. the same as other children psychologically, but physical problems were more likely.
You just spent two hours watching the performance artist Condor pop peas in the air one at a time and attempt to catch each pea in his mouth. You are so bored that you are ready to scream. Nonetheless, when the show ends and the rest of the audience give Condor a standing ovation, you do the same. You have ____.?
a. ?complied b. ?conformed c. ?obeyed d. ?normed