Gretta spends a lot of time at the race track betting on ponies, and occasionally she wins. The frequency of her betting is controlled by which of the following?
a. fixed ratio schedules
b. a continuous reinforcement schedule
c. a partial schedule of reinforcement
d. luck
c
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Maryann is pregnant and works in a smoke-filled environment. What can you tell her about passive smoking?
A) The negative effects of smoking are only evident in children born to heavy smokers. B) Passive smoking is related to low birth weight, infant death, and childhood respiratory illnesses. C) Smoke-filled environments are harmful to expectant mothers, but not to their unborn children. D) The effects of passive smoking are not yet known.
Morgan is an overweight child. Which of the following is true?
a. Morgan will outgrow his/her baby fat in early childhood. b. Morgan will likely become an overweight adult. c. Morgan will become normal weight but not until adolescence. d. Whether or not Morgan will become an overweight adult depends upon whether Morgan is male or female.
Fourteen-year-old Lila has been spending at least two hours a day in the bathroom grooming and gazing at herself in the mirror. Lila's behavior is an example of a(n)
a. medical problem known as psychosomatic disorder. b. normal reaction to physical changes in adolescence. c. abnormal reaction to physical changes in adolescence. d. adolescent with a poor self image.
Animation 10.24: Hubel and Wiesel's Explanation for Responses of Complex CellsClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 295 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following questions:Hubel and Wiesel's research on the visual detection of edges serves as the basis for much of today's thinking about how we recognize ______.
A. colors of objects B. boundaries of objects C. spatial processing D. inhibitory control