Elton's mother has been nagging that he should practice at the piano for the upcoming competition. Elton eventually complies to stop her nagging. This example illustrates _______________
a. positive punishment
b. negative punishment
c. positive reinforcement
d. negative reinforcement
Answer: d
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Dr. Zelke surveys 50 university students to discover the relationship between textbook price and ratings of readability. Dr. Zelke finds that for these two variables the correlation coefficient is -0.70 . This indicates that
a. more expensive books tend to receive higher readability ratings than less expensive books. b. there is no relationship between textbook price and ratings of readability. c. increasing a textbook's price will cause a decrease in its readability rating. d. more expensive books tend to receive lower readability ratings than less expensive books.
A perception is to __________ as a sensation is to __________
a. the elements; the scene b. the scene; the elements c. feeling; knowledge d. the part; the whole e. details; finished product
Social learning theory differs from operant conditioning theory primarily in that ______.
a. operant conditioning theory is primarily about knowledge of others b. social learning theory accepts presence of mental acts in learning c. operant conditioning theory describes learning in human groups better than animal groups d. social learning theory is easily applied to primates
The most common cause of dementia is ______.
A. normal aging B. closed head trauma C. chronic alcoholism D. Alzheimer's disease