When someone uses punishment to change a behavior, the probability of the behavior reoccurring is likely to ________
a. decrease
b. increase
c. generalize
d. remain the same
Answer: a
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A. increases; increases B. increases; decreases C. decreases; increases D. decreases; decreases
What is the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)?
a. ?Walter Cannon’s three-stage model for homeostasis b. ?B. B. Skinner’s three-stage model for learned behaviors through operant conditioning c. ?Hans Selye’s three-stage model for an organism’s response to stressors d. ?Albert Bandura’s three-stage model for the development of aggression in children
If an individual at the conventional level of moral reasoning had to choose between stealing and letting a loved one die, that person might:
a. refuse to steal because he or she might be caught and punished for stealing b. steal because people might get mad if the loved one dies c. refuse to steal because it was against the law d. steal because human life is more important than societal law
Asperger's syndrome is one of a group of conditions that is called __________
a) autism spectrum disorders b) disintegrative disorders c) histrionic personality d) personality disorders