In Skinner's experiments, a rat pressed a lever and received food. This process strengthened lever pressing. The food is a(n) __________. The lever pressing is a(n)__________. The process is called ______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
reinforcer; behavior/operant behavior; reinforcement
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The facet of the trait of neuroticism that is especially relevant to stress is the facet of _______.
a. hostility b. vulnerability c. impulsiveness d. self-consciousness
The auditory stimuli that are the easiest to locate are those that produce
a. brief clicks. b. loud rat-a-tats. c. variations in pitch. d. continuous harmonics. e. variations in timbre.
Generalizations based on the results of a survey can be extended to _____
a. all behaviors similar to the one measured in the survey b. all populations similar to the one sampled in the survey c. only the variable measured in the survey d. both a and b
Which one of the following methods of estimating reliability/precision requires dividing the test into halves and then correlating the set of individual test scores on the first half with the set of individual test scores on the second half?
A. test–retest method B. coefficient alpha C. split-half method D. correlation method