The law of __________, proposed by Edward Thorndike, states that an organism is likely to repeat a response that produces a desirable outcome and is unlikely to repeat a response that produces an undesirable outcome
a. reward
b. effect
c. avoidance
d. punishment
Answer: B
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sometimes hears voices, although she's aware they are imaginary.What is the most likely diagnosis for Charlene? a. schizotypal personality disorder c. borderline personality disorder b. avoidant personality disorder d. schizophrenia
One of the most important tests of intellectual development among infants is the ____.
A. Sear's Infant Cognition Scale B. Bayley Scales of Infant Development C. Spock's Target Assessment D. Piaget Milestones Ladder Test
The combined variance for two samples weighted by the sample size of each sample refers to what?
A. sample means B. pooled variance C. pooled means D. sample variance
Control is one of the most important factors in which research method?
a. participant observation b. experimental research c. the correlation d. systematic introspection