When people dial a phone number and get a busy signal, they may have to wait 30 seconds or 30 minutes in order to get through with most people doggedly dialing over and over again until they get a connection. This illustrates that the reward of "getting through" to the other person is on which schedule of reinforcement?
a. variable interval
b. variable ratio
c. fixed interval
d. continuous
A
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a) seemingly unrelated features; structural or circumstantial relationships b) shared contextual or functional relationships; shared features c) structural or circumstantial relationships; seemingly unrelated features d) shared features; shared contextual or functional relationships
Whereas confounds threaten _________, artifacts threaten _________
A) validity; reliability B) reliability; validity C) internal validity; external validity D) external validity; internal validity
What is the name for the new field of study that researches the relationship among the brain, immune system, and psychological factors with regard to stress-related events?
a) Psychosocial medicine b) Interpersonal relationship development c) Neuropsychology d) Psychoneuroimmunology
Jamil has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and has been given six months to live. He and his family are starting to come to grips with his impending death. What developmental task is he facing?
A. ego-intensity-versus-despair B. ego-transcendence-versus-ego-preoccupation C. redefinition-of self-versus-preoccupation-with-work role D. body-transcendence-versus-body-preoccupation