Any event whose presence increases the likelihood that an ongoing behavior will recur is a(n) ________
a. conditioned stimulus
b. unconditioned stimulus
c. positive reinforcer
d. negative reinforcer
Answer: c
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c. They perform as well as average intellectually, but not socially. d. They develop about the same as other children.
Two-year-old Tommy is referred to a pediatrician because he is small and scrawny and he has trouble digesting food. If Tommy's condition is not the result of malnutrition but rather is linked to child neglect, the most likely diagnosis is:
a. kwashiorkor b. stunting c. anemia d. failure-to-thrive syndrome
Which of the following is an example of deindividuation?
a. Cyber-bullying in Internet chat rooms b. Cooperating children in Kindergarten c. Joining a sorority d. Volunteering for extra credit
The famous American author who described his severe depression in Darkness Visible was
______. a. Tom Wolfe c. William Styron b. Phillip Roth d. Bernard Malamud