After completing his history assignment, Nico is excused from having to wash the dishes, a task he detests. Nico's parents are attempting to use ____ to increase Nico's studying
a. positive reinforcement
b. punishment
c. extinction
d. negative reinforcement
d
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Irving Janis found that groupthink was less likely to occur when the group leader clearly stated his or her opinion and provided evidence to support that opinion
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The clinical method is like
a. tracking a moving target. b. reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. c. noticing that rabbits are always pursued by dogs. d. serving the same food to everyone at a dinner.
Leon and Matt were both selected to appear on a television trivia game show. Leon prepared by studying trivia using distributed practice while Matt prepared by using distributed practice combined with practice quizzing. The two men end up tying for first place on the game show. Although they scored the same, what is likely different about their memory of the trivia information?
A. Leon will be more likely to confuse the trivia topics over time because distributed practice alone increases interference. B. Leon will be better able to apply the trivia knowledge to his understanding of novel situations. C. Matt will be more likely to confuse the trivia topics over time because practice quizzing increases interference. D. Matt will be better able to apply the trivia knowledge to his understanding of novel situations.
How people select, interpret, remember, and use information to make judgments and decisions is called _______
a. self-esteem b. social psychology c. behaviorism d. social cognition