Sam is known to be the fastest worker in the mail room
He has worked in the mail room for only a short time, but prides himself on being competent and a quick learner. He often gets positive comments from coworkers and his boss, which helps to motivate him and has a positive effect as he continues to challenge himself at work. As a result of his efficient style, he is also given more freedom than other workers, as his boss is impressed by his ability to sort and organize mail. Sam is likely to be ________ motivated as he continues to challenge and push himself to perform even better each day.
a) intrinsically
b) extrinsically
c) superiorly
d) withinsically
ANS: a
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
How long is the gap in life expectancy between men and women?
a. 5.5-7 years b. 6-10.5 years c. 1-2 years d. 3.5-5 years
Mark and Kathy take their 2-year-old son to the supermarket every Saturday. Each week, the same sequence of events unfolds: Their son screams, demanding that they buy him treats. Although they refuse to give in to his demands, he continues to scream. Finally, either Mark or Kathy gets in their son's face and yells at the top of their lungs "Shut up!" He stops screaming instantly. What operant conditioning concepts are illustrated in this story?
a. The parents are using negative reinforcement to increase their son's screaming. b. The parents are in a very dysfunctional marriage; their child's screaming is his way of trying to get his parents to remain married. c. The parents are using punishment to suppress the screaming; their use of punishment is negatively reinforced by the cessation of screaming. d. Their son probably learned how to scream by observing his parents at home, and now he is reinforced on a variable-interval schedule of reinforcement. e. The parents are using classical conditioning, and the screaming is a conditioned response.
High frequency sounds
A. produce a weaker signal in the ear farthest away from the sound. B. produce a weaker signal in the ear nearest the sound. C. produce a "sound shadow" on the ear nearest the sound. D. cannot be effectively localized.