Suppose you try to buy fresh raspberries every day, but your grocery store has them on some days and not others. Which schedule of reinforcement is this?
a. Fixed-interval
b. Variable-interval
c. Fixed-ratio
d. Variable-ratio
b
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While Carla is out with friends one night, she is hit by a speeding car. Carla remains in a coma for 3 weeks. When she finally wakes up, she has trouble not only remembering what she was doing the night of the accident but also the names of her family and friends, her address, and where she goes to school. She can, however, form new memories. Carla is suffering from:
A) short-term memory loss. B) anterograde amnesia. C) retrograde amnesia. D) iconic memory loss.
Which of the following events is LEAST likely to result in a flashbulb memory?
a. the assassination of a popular politician b. the death of a celebrity, such as Princess Diana c. an unexpected tragedy, such as 9/11 d. the foods eaten for lunch last Friday, such as a burger and fries
Many scholars now agree that the principal task in early adolescence is to achieve
a. intimacy and commitment b. competency, mastery, or control c. emotional separation from parents d. all of these e. none of these
The following is true of Hull's laws:
a. They only involved relationships of certainty. b. He referred to them as postulates. c. Each law could easily be tested for validity. d. Hull's system did not contain laws.