When a stimulus is removed from a person or animal resulting in a decrease in the probability of response, it is known as __________
a) positive punishment
b) negative punishment
c) negative reinforcement
d) punishing reinforcement
ANS: B
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Older women
a. have been neglected by both researchers and the media. b. receive much more attention in the media than older men do. c. are just as likely as older men to be represented by the media in a positive fashion. d. have received abundant attention from feminist researchers.
Which of the following claims does Chomsky make regarding language acquisition?
a. Humans have an inborn knowledge of all components of language. b. Humans have an inborn mechanism for sifting through the language they hear and generating rules for that language. c. Humans simply imitate the sounds they hear. d. Humans must be exposed to language at a developmentally appropriate time in order for language to develop.
Habit reversal training sessions are used to teach an individual to:
a. ignore each instance of the habit behavior b. use a competing response when the habit behavior occurs c. implement antecedent manipulations d. develop alternative habit behaviors
Which example BEST describes the learning process?
A) squinting when looking into the sun B) using chopsticks more efficiently with practice C) salivating while eating a steak D) reading the words in this question