Estella is afraid of cats. To help her overcome her fear, her mother calmly pets and strokes a cat while Estella is watching. Her mother encourages her to imitate her behavior. Estella's mother is using __________
a) reinforcement.
b) token economy.
c) modeling.
d) extinction.
c
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a. integrity versus despair b. identity versus role confusion c. intimacy versus isolation d. initiative versus guilt
This type of test is best when evaluating two types of student study methods in order to determine which one results in higher exam grades.
A. a two-tailed test B. a one-tailed test C. a combined test D. a sampling study
Julio conducted a research survey that involved asking students about their academic standards and integrity. He asked the students to not put their name or any other identifying information on the survey. What was he providing the students?
a. Anonymity b. Reliability c. Confidentiality d. Obscurity
You are at a basketball game and the arena is packed; the crowd is evenly split between fans of the two teams. At one point, the referee makes a call. Half of the fans yell insults; the other half shouts its approval
The event reminds you of the topic of today's lecture in your psychology class. What was the likely topic of the lecture? a) bias b) experiments c) law of parsimony d) extraneous variables