When a reward or other pleasant event follows a response, which of the following is being used?
a. bribe
b. positive reinforcement
c. negative reinforcement
d. conditioned stimulus
B
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A. long-lasting changes to the brain's perceptual systems that improve our ability to respond to the environment B. the expectation to see or perceive something based on prior experience C. the ability to alter one's sensory receptors D. a form of learning based on inferences and conjecture
The process of brain __________, which involves monitoring brain activity when a witness sees the actual culprit of a crime, as opposed to someone physically similar to the culprit, can help reduce eyewitness misidentification.
A. splicing B. potentiation C. fingerprinting D. lesioning
Jason says, "Mental illness is not a choice or caused by what people do.". Jason's remark ____
a. contradicts the myth that people are responsible for their condition b. supports the myth that mentally disturbed people can use willpower to recover c. supports the myth that mental illness runs in families d. contradicts the myth that mentally disturbed people can cure themselves
In the general activation syndrome (GAS), described by Selye, during the exhaustion stage:
a. the stress reaction is most adaptive b. the stress reaction becomes more and more maladaptive c. the stressor has been successfully dealt with, and arousal levels return to normal d. the stressor has been successfully dealt with, but arousal levels remain high