Horst desperately wanted to be a writer. At first, his publisher accepted 2 out of every 10 stories he sent. Then, she started to accept 2 out of every 25 that he sent. As a result, Horst stopped writing. Horst's behavior can be best understood to be an example of
A) ?extinction
B) ?ratio strain.
C) ?the goal gradient effect.
D) ?continuous reinforcement.
B
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In an investigation of the effects of caffeine on concentration, half the participants were given regular colas that contained caffeine and half were given decaffeinated colas. In this study, the decaffeinated colas are being used as
a. a confounding variable. b. a random factor. c. the dependent variable. d. a placebo.
When third-grade teacher Jane Elliot sorted schoolchildren based on eye color, she created ________
A) an in-group. B) an out-group. C) minimal groups. D) realistic conflict.
The negative emotions that accompany drug withdrawal are likely the result of increased activity in the ______.
A. nucleus accumbens B. ventral tegmental area C. hippocampus D. amygdala