The use of reinforcement principles to modify a child's unruly behavior reflects the goal of science that deals with

a. understanding and prediction.
b. measurement and description.
c. deterministic and teleological.
d. application and control.


D

Psychology

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology

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a. perceptions. b. sensory systems. c. memory systems. d. verbal system. e. visual system.

Psychology

Which of the following statements regarding neurogenesis is NOT true?

A. Researchers have documented neurogenesis in the hippocampus. B. People can generate new brain cells throughout their lives. C. Drugs, stress, and exercise may affect neurogenesis. D. Researchers have documented neurogenesis in the prefrontal cortex.

Psychology