In a debate on welfare reform, the conservative candidate made her presentation, followed by the moderate candidate, and closing with the liberal candidate. The candidates made equally strong presentations of their views. A poll of those who watched revealed a tendency to take the position of the conservative candidate more than the others. This outcome may have been due to the __________
heuristic.
a. availability c. anchoring and adjustment
b. representativeness d. framing
C
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The amount of effort required to engage in the alternative behavior together with the schedule of reinforcement for the alternative behavior is referred to as:
a. response cost b. response efficiency c. an establishing operation d. a behavioral contingency
Even though research has shown that young children can understand many of Piaget's concrete operations, which of the following is a correct statement regarding the differences in thinking between a 4-year-old and a 9-year-old?
The 4-year-old has the ability to separate the relevant from the irrelevant. The 9-year-old has the ability to apply abstract thought to the classification process. The 4-year-old will be able to distinguish between relevance and flexibility. The 9-year-old has the ability to be both precise and flexible in classification.
Which is not a characteristic of both operant and classical conditioning?
(a) acquisition (b) extinction (c) generalization (d) spontaneous recovery (e) experimental neurosis
Which of the following emerging adults is most likely to live independently?
A) Sam, a low-SES man B) Tricia, a high-SES woman C) Nick, a Native-American man D) Leesa, an African-American woman