Faced with a choice between two pellets of food available in 20 seconds and three pellets of food available in 30 seconds, a rat will likely choose the _____ alternative. If 18 seconds are allowed to pass, such that the rat is faced with a choice between two pellets available in 2 seconds and three pellets available in 12 seconds, the rat will most likely choose the _____ alternative
A) ?smaller; larger
B) ?larger; smaller
C) ?larger; larger
D) ?smaller; smaller
B
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
For extra credit in her psychology class, Lucretia just took a 567-item self-report personality inventory administered by a graduate student in training. The graduate student told Lucretia that the test measures 10 clinical scales. Which test did Lucretia take?
a. MMPI-2 b. Rorschach c. TAT d. WAIS e. 16PF
The cortical regions with the most extended period of development are responsible for __________
A) receiving sensory information B) physical movement C) complex thought D) language development
Holly is a developmentally disabled child and is working with a therapist who is training
Holly to write her name. The training procedure consists of gripping the pencil properly, followed by simple strokes with the pencil, then by combining strokes into simple patterns that more and more closely resemble the letters in Holly's name. The therapist is careful to provide praise as Holly lengthens the sequence of responses. This procedure is referred to as a. shaping. b. unit collection. c. specialization training. d. response partitioning. e. response gradation.