According to Skinner, the best way to deal with and decrease undesirable behavior is to:
a. ignore it and thus put the behavior on extinction
b. punish it
c. reinforce it
d. explain to the perpetrator why his or her behavior is undesirable
a. ignore it and thus put the behavior on extinction
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An eyewitness identified Ashtok from a lineup as the man who robbed the bookstore. As an employee of the store, Ashtok was present during the crime but was not the person who committed the crime. The eyewitness's false identification was most likely the result of
a. the leniency bias. b. the misinformation effect. c. a familiarity-induced bias. d. the fundamental attribution error.
In the "trust game," participants generally ____
a. send very little of their money to others b. send a moderate amount of their money to others c. send a substantial amount of their money to others d. send none of their money to others
Chapter 2 discusses a concept in object recognition called the "viewer-centered approach." Which of the following students provides the most accurate description of this approach?
a. David: "This approach explains how an object appears to be three-dimensional." b. Javier: "This is an adjustment that the visual system makes when the viewer walks closer to an object." c. Melissa: "This is a modification of the recognition-by-components approach, to explain how we perceive an object from an unusual angle." d. Becca: "This is a theoretical approach to perception that explains how each individual assumes that her or his perception is the only accurate representation."
Which evidence best demonstrates an environmental impact on intelligence?
a. A high correlation between the IQ scores of identical twins b. A low correlation between the IQ scores of strangers c. The rapid increase in average WISC scores seen during the past 25 years d. The stability of WISC scores seen during the past 25 years