Behavior becomes more likely or less likely depending on its consequences. Which of the following statements supports this argument from the perspective of operant conditioning?
Answer : An organism's response produces an effect on the environment, which in turn, influences whether the response will occur again.
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A recent study (Trenholm et al., 2007) found that sex education programs that teach only abstinence
a. dramatically reduce teen pregnancy rates. b. have no effect on teen pregnancy rates. c. increase contraceptive use among teens. d. reduce teen pregnancy rates among younger adolescents, but have no effect on the pregnancy rates of olderadolescents.
______________ attribution is also known as situational attribution
FIll in the blank with correct word.
Which of the following is an example of a tertiary circular reaction?
A) Kala accidentally touches her nose with her thumb and feels ticklish. She then repeats the action. B) Jose turns toward the phone when it starts ringing. He also turns and looks at his mom when she speaks. C) Lorenzo's mother shakes an object to make it rattle and then gives the object to Lorenzo. He immediately shakes the object in a similar manner. D) After many tries, Megan turns her toy sideways so she can pull it into her crib. Now, whenever she wants the toy, she turns it sideways to pull it through.
Factor analysis can help the test developer
A. to identify whether test items appear to be measuring the same construct. B. to eliminate or revise items that do not load on the predicted factor. C. Both to eliminate or revise items that do not load on the predicted factor and to identify whether test items appear to be measuring the same construct. D. None of these