You call a friend on the phone and repeatedly get sent to voicemail, so you continue to call her every 5–20 minutes hoping to speak to her personally. Which reinforcement schedule is this?


Answer: variable interval

Psychology

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Olney's concept of excitotoxicity suggests that most neural death in ischemia is due to

A. excess cholinergic activity. B. insufficient gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) activity. C. insufficient glutamate activity. D. excess glutamate activity.

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Which memory system is best conceived of as three interrelated systems: central executive, sketchpad, and phonological loop?

a. sensory memory b. working memory c. long-term memory d. procedural memory e. episodic memory

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Darwin argued that facial expressions of emotion are:

a. biologically irrelevant. b. learned. c. maladaptive. d. innate.

Psychology

Systematic desensitization involves in-vivo exposure to threatening events to help

overcome anxiety. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology