To assist in his experimental analysis of behavior, Skinner invented a device known as the "operant chamber." This apparatus was designed to allow researchers to manipulate
a. an organism's level of motivation.
b. the amount of planning behavior that was required of an organism.
c. an organism's state of mind.
d. the consequences of an organism's behavior.
Answer: d. the consequences of an organism's behavior.
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a. serotinergic T1 c. leptin b. dopamine D2 d. Trisomony 21
Franklin and his mother went out grocery shopping. When they were checking out, the grocery clerk inadvertently gave Franklin's mom too much change. When they got back to the car, Franklin's mom excitedly talked about how to use the extra money. According to Sutherland's differential association approach, Franklin has potentially now
A. acquired a procriminal definition. B. learned to be ashamed of his mother. C. acquired the motivation to give back the money in some other way. D. determined how much his mother values money.
Physical activity level:
a. may be inherited. c. may be shared between parent and child. b. is often modeled by parents. d. All of these may be true.
With age, babies __________ in an effort to gain control over producing particular sounds
A) coo more than they babble B) increasingly babble in long strings C) decrease their range of babbling sounds D) make fewer consonant–vowel combinations