In operant conditioning, extinction occurs as a result of withholding ________
a. reinforcement
b. the conditioned stimulus
c. the unconditioned stimulus
d. punishment
Answer: a
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a. practical intelligence b. analytical intelligence c. creative intelligence d. intrapersonal intelligence
Tina is given a huge salary increase and is now able to get things for her children that they have always needed and move into a nicer home. Bronfenbrenner would state that this increase in the mother's salary is an example of the impact of the children's
A. exosystem B. mesosystem C. macrosystem D. microsystem
Which of the following best explains the lack of well-controlled studies on the effectiveness of treatment for anorexia nervosa?
a. Few people with anorexia who are in treatment are willing to participate with bulimics. b. Few people with anorexia achieve full remission. c. The high mortality rate with anorexia results in sample sizes too small to yield valid conclusions. d. Few people with anorexia are willing to seek treatment, and they are likely to drop out prematurely from treatment.
The perspective that explains learning as a mental expectancy of an upcoming association between two events is known as
a. the law of effect. b. the interactional view. c. the informational view. d. latent learning.