Jane was ridiculed at school for wearing a particular style of shirt. Now, she no longer wears that style of shirt to school. Being ridiculed is an example of
a. negative reinforcement.
b. positive reinforcement.
c. punishment.
d. modeling.
C
You might also like to view...
Nicole is shown a series of ambiguous pictures and is then asked to tell a story about each of them. If this is a psychological test, it is a ____
a. self-report inventory c. cognitive impairment test b. projective personality test d. mental status examination
Are group designs or single-subject designs better?
a. It depends on what specific group or single-subject design is being used. b. Group designs are better. c. It depends on the questions being asked. d. Single-subject designs are better.
Studies have found that in males with high normal levels of testosterone, the testosterone
A. is not related to delinquent behavior. B. does not predict a male's level of aggression. C. is negatively correlated with male aggression. D. is positively correlated with male aggression.
Regarding stage performers and "psychic hot lines," which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Miss Cleo was really an actress from Los Angeles, not a Jamaican psychic. b. People who paid $4.99 a minute for a reading from Miss Cleo actually reached one of several hundred operators, hired through ads that read, "No experience necessary." c. The owners of the Miss Cleo psychic hot line were convicted of felony fraud. d. Unlike telephone psychics, psychics who perform ESP on stage are demonstrating true telepathic and clairvoyant abilities.