One day when Max was bowling, his shoelaces came untied and he bowled a strike. From then onwards, Max always bowled with his shoes untied. This action is an example of:

A) negative reinforcement.
B) classical conditioning.
C) intermittent reinforcement.
D) superstitious behaviour.


D) superstitious behaviour.

Psychology

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a) 3 b) 5 c) 8 d) 2

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Who argued that children learn grammar through imitation and reinforcement?

A) Noam Chomsky B) B.F. Skinner C) Benjamin Lee Whorf D) Mary Ainsworth

Psychology

In self-perception theory, a ______ prior attitude is a prerequisite for the effect. In cognitive dissonance theory, dissonance will not occur unless there is a prior attitude that is fairly _______.

a) strong; strong b) weak; weak c) weak; strong d) strong; weak

Psychology

In instinctive drift, the behavior that is being shaped comes to be replaced by:

A) ?a classically conditioned fixed action pattern. B) ?an operantly conditioned fixed action pattern. C) ?a classically conditioned adjunctive behavior. D) ?an operantly conditioned adjunctive behavior.

Psychology