What does the term "negative" mean in the context of reinforcement or punishment?

What will be an ideal response?


It means something was taken away.

Psychology

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Regarding the sensation of sound, which of the following statements is FALSE? a. The brain determines where a sound originated by comparing the sounds received in each ear. b. The hair cells of the ear are not actual hairs. c. The auditory cortex is located in the frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex. d. For each 10­decibel increase in a sound wave's amplitude, there is a tenfold increase

in the loudness of thesound. e. Sounds typically reach one ear before the other, with the brain able to detect a difference as small as1/10,000th of a second.

Psychology

Ramona was in a crowd of fellow students when she saw a maintenance worker fall down a flight of stairs at the entrance to a building. Ramona continued on to her class without helping the worker. Ramona's behavior reflects ____.?

a. ?deindividuation b. ?diffusion of responsibility c. ?social interference d. ?social facilitation

Psychology

Giulio holds a bag of 70 marbles in his hands. Jim blindfolds Giulio and keeps adding marbles to Giulio's bag, one at a time. However, Giulio notices the difference in the weight only after Jim has added 5 marbles. They now repeat the same experiment with a bag of 140 marbles. This time, Giulio notices the difference in the weight only after Jim has added 10 marbles. This scenario BEST

illustrates: A) signal detection theory. B) Weber's law. C) accommodation. D) Ricco's law.

Psychology

The phrase "know thyself" most accurately reflects _____ intelligence

A) naturalistic B) interpersonal C) linguistic D) intrapersonal

Psychology