A device used in operant conditioning of animals that limits the available responses and, thus, increases the likelihood that the desired response will occur is called a ______
a) trial box
b) response box
c) Watson box
d) Skinner box
ANS: D
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a) They have only your favorite flavor. b) They have your two favorite flavors. c) They do not have your favorite flavor. d) They have your favorite flavor and another flavor that you like somewhat.
Compared to low-income children who did not participate in High Scope Preschool Project, children who did _______________________
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The site where the transmission of a nerve impulse from one nerve cell to another occurs is called a _______________
a. synapse b. stem cell c. cell body d. neurotransmitter