People playing the parlor game "20 Questions" often use hierarchical organization strategies. One player asks up to 20 yes/no questions to determine the identity of an object another player has selected. The player's questions usually start as general and get more specific as the player approaches a likely guess. Initial questions asked by a player are often one of three questions: "Is it an
animal?" "Is it a vegetable?" and "Is it a mineral?" Each of these three questions describes which level of categorization?
a. Typical
b. Basic
c. Subordinate
d. Superordinate
d
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A correlation coefficient will always have a value between
a. 0% and 100%. b. -10 and +10. c. -1 and +1. d. 0 and +1.
Dillon is four years old, and his parents want to teach him to say "Please" and "Thank you.". They will be most successful in altering Dillon's behavior if they use
a. classical conditioning. b. higher-order conditioning. c. non-contingent reinforcement. d. operant conditioning.
Dizygotic twins are MORE likely to inherit ____ than monozygotic twins
a. more likely to inherit schizophrenia b. more likely to inherit depression c. more likely to inherit autism d. less likely to inherit disorders
Sometimes the reinforcer that maintains self-injurious behavior is escape from an unpleasant task
Indicate whether the statement is true or false