If a child has a tantrum because he doesn't want to go to sleep, and the parents allow the child to stay awake, ______ has occurred.
A) modeling
B) aversive control
C) classical conditioning
D) escape conditioning
Answer: D) escape conditioning
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According to Leon Festinger, which of the following fills needs for social comparison?
a. group membership b. social conformity c. social power d. prejudice
During the Halloween season, a researcher records candy intake when it is in close proximity or far proximity from a participant and finds that participants do not eat any candy at all regardless of where the candy is located. Which of the following provides a likely explanation for this outcome?
A. Participants matured and now realize that candy has too much sugar and so do not eat candy anymore. B. It is a history effect in that participants may have been eating candy more often in general and so may be "sick of" eating candy, which is why they are not eating these foods in the study. C. It is a testing effect because participants realize that they are being tested on their ability to determine the nutritional content of candy. D. It is most likely that all participants do not like to eat candy because most people do not like the taste of foods that are high in sugar.
Between-subjects designs allow the researcher to:
a. compare subjects at different points in time. b. factor out changes within subjects. c. compare between different groups of subjects. d. control threats to external validity.
Which of these is an example of an adaptor?
a) waving hello b) playing with your hair c) pounding on the table d) maintaining eye contact