The fact that a reward will increase the future likelihood of a response that produced it is known as:
a. the discrimination principle.
b. the law of practice.
c. the law of effect.
d. the Premack principle.
c
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The easy availability of fast foods is a reason for obesity because __________.
A. adolescents are too lazy to eat nutritious food B. high-calorie and high-in-fat cuisine is offered at prices adolescents can afford C. cooking at home is not as popular for adolescents as it was in previous generations D. adolescents are not informed as to the nutritional qualities of foods
For an independent-groups t test, the value of Cohen's d describes:
a. the size of the treatment effect. b. the chance of a Type I error. c. the chance of a Type II error. d. the overall chance level in the experiment.
In the United States of America, the average age for a first marriage has increased by ____ years since 1960, when the average age was 23 for men and 21 for women
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
In terms of gender development, during middle childhood _________________________________
a. children increasingly view personality traits as associated with one gender or the other b. play groups become less gender-segregated than they were in early childhood c. gender roles become less rigid than earlier in life d. play groups become less gender-segregated in developed countries only