Nicole spends all her money on gambling. Sometimes she wins, but more often she loses. What could explain her continuing?

a. Intermittent reinforcement
b. Positive reinforcement
c. Adaptation to punishment
d. Negative reinforcement


A.

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a. Social constructionism b. Essentialism c. Liberal feminism d. Radical feminism

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The inability to identify visually-presented objects is referred to as visual

a. agnosia. b. aphasia. c. lateralization. d. sclerosis.

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Freud stresses the role of ______ in shaping our personalities

a. the structure of the mind b. the function of our behaviors c. our history of rewards and punishments d. the unconscious e. core values and standards

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"Reptilian stare" is sometimes used to describe the widely opened, unblinking eyes and motionless face of

A) Parkinson's disease. B) multiple sclerosis. C) old age. D) infancy. E) Alzheimer's disease.

Psychology