A baby will not stop crying, and he is driving his parents crazy. As a last resort, the father puts the baby in a laundry basket and sets the basket on top of the running dryer. The vibrations of the dryer soothe the baby and he falls asleep. The father congratulates himself on discovering this solution, which he most definitely will employ the next time the baby cannot be consoled. The father's
behaviour of implementing the "dryer trick" has thus been:
A) positively reinforced.
B) negatively reinforced.
C) positively punished.
D) negatively punished.
B) negatively reinforced.
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a. biological b. cognitive c. behavioral d. sociological
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a. Members can give each other feedback. b. Members can observe and learn from each other. c. Members of the group can practice the skills with one another. d. All of these.
Zandra is studying about the ions involved in the action potential. She records in her notes that ____.
A. the concentration of sodium remains more concentrated outside the neuron than inside even during an action potential B. the concentration of potassium remains more concentrated outside the neuron than inside even during an action potential C. the concentration of sodium and potassium equalize across the membrane during an action potential D. during an action potential, the sodium channels stay open for a long period of time
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A. Europe. B. North America. C. Africa. D. Asia.