You have a young child in your classroom with behavioral problems. You have tried many different strategies, unsuccessfully, to reduce the number of his inappropriate behaviors
Only one of those strategies seems to work. What strategy is it?
a. time out
b. physical punishment
c. token economy
d. shaping
Answer: A
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What is the main assumption behind the human-relations approach or Theory Y?
a. Employees like variety in their job, responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment. b. The employer should find the best way to do a job and train workers to do it that way. c. Job satisfaction is highly correlated with excellence of job performance d. The best way to improve job performance is to increase salaries.
From 1930 until the 1960s, the ____ was the primary research subject for the neobehaviorists and learning theorists
a. ?human being b. ?white man c. ?white bunny d. ?white rat e. ?cat
In many species, a young male bird learns its song by listening to adult males. Development of the song requires certain genes and the opportunity to hear the appropriate song during a sensitive period early in life. What type of explanation is illustrated here?
a. evolutionary b. ontogenetic c. neurological d. physiological
Harley was participating in an experiment in which she was given a pill that was supposed to cause her to get drowsy. Five minutes after taking the pill, Harley reported that she felt drowsy and wanted to lie down. The pill was actually made of sugar and had no ingredients to cause drowsiness. How do you explain Harley's drowsy feeling?
A. experimenter effect B. placebo effect C. subject bias D. treatment effect