A basic principle governing operant conditioning is that ________
a. conditioned stimuli must precede unconditioned stimuli.
b. behaviors are controlled by their consequences.
c. animals can only be conditioned to perform behaviors that appear spontaneously.
d. behaviors are controlled by thoughts and mental processes.
Answer: b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The type of memory that is extremely brief and rehearsal is impossible is
A. sensory memory B. short-term memory C. long-term memory
Jim tells his son, "Wear your shoes when you go outside to play." Jim's son cannot produce a sentence like this, but he completely understands his dad and goes to put his shoes on before going outside to play. The fact that Jim's son understands this statement suggests that the words in the sentence fall into his _____
A) receptive vocabulary B) expressive vocabulary C) advanced vocabulary D) active vocabulary