Training a rat to push a lever to escape from an electric shock is an example of __________.

A. aversive punishment
B. negative reinforcement
C. positive reinforcement
D. response cost


Answer: B

Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Bandura identified four necessary cognitive processes in the modeling of others’ behavior. They are, in order, ____

a. ?significance, immediacy, consistency, and reinforcement b. ?attraction, distinction, repetition, and meaning c. ?uncertainty, desire, connection, and resolution d. ?attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation

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Which of the following statements is true? a. Eating disorders are a way of expressing depression

b. Eating disorders have a high comorbidity with posttraumatic stress disorder. c. Over 80% of people with bulimia had an anxiety disorder at some point during their lives. d. Twenty to thirty percent of all people with bulimia nervosa meet the criteria for a mood disorder during the course of their eating disorder.

Psychology

Competition, aggression, money, possessions, and grades are all considered __________ motives

a. stimulus b. primary c. homeostatic d. social

Psychology