_____ is an operant-conditioning procedure in which actions are reinforced as they get closer and closer to a particular target behavior
A) Shaping
B) Spontaneous recovery
C) Stimulus generalization
D) Stimulus discrimination
Answer: A
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. African and Asian cultures tend to include social cooperativeness in their conceptualization of intelligence. 2. People with high emotional intelligence tend to be happier and more satisfied with their lives than are people with low emotional intelligence. 3. People with high emotional intelligence tend to exhibit greater neural activity when attempting to recognize a facial expression than do people with low emotional intelligence. 4. Fraternal twins are also called monozygotic twins. 5. Identical twins are also called dizygotic twins.
According to the Spencer–Bain principle, ______.
a. the probability of a behavior is increased if it is followed with a pleasurable outcome and decreased if it is followed by painful outcome b. the organisms with the best adapted features will be more likely to survive and reproduce c. advantageous traits are handed down from parents to offspring, resulting in a better adapted species over time d. a person will persist in behaviors that increase their likelihood of survival and abandon behaviors that do not
Emily is very controlling and never allows her daughter, Jill, to initiate any activities. According to Erikson, eventually Jill will most likely experience __________ when she tries to act independently.
A. mistrust B. guilt C. role confusion D. stagnation
Corrie is well liked by all her classmates. She has lots of friends and is always one of the first people chosen whenever there are group projects. According to Gardner, at which type of intelligence does Corrie likely excel?
A) interpersonal B) intrapersonal C) naturalistic D) visuospatial