Animal trainers using operant conditioning techniques to slowly condition a new behavior by reinforcing successive approximations of the new desired behavior are engaged in ____.

When an individual must evaluate and choose from among a set of alternatives, he or she is engaged in the process of:

a. problem solving b. heuristic reasoning c. searching for analogies d. decision making

Gordon Allport referred to the set of 5 to 10 descriptive traits that can be used to accurately describe an individual as:

a. central traits b. cardinal traits c. secondary traits d. source traits

Charles was given a measure of "reflex irritability" when he was born. Which of the following tests was he most likely given?

A) the Apgar Test B) the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale C) the Reflex Aptitude Assessment Scale D) the Primitive, Postural, Locomotor Test

When the SPCA presents facts to counter untrue myths, they are dealing most closely with the _____ component of attitudes.

A) classically conditioned B) operantly conditioned C) affective D) cognitive E) behavioral