Skinner found that coincidental association of a behavior and a reinforcement may result in
a. extinction.
b. superstitious behavior. c. stimulus discrimination. d. taste aversions.
e. the development of phobias.
b
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A major implication of general intelligence is that
a. a person's intelligence can best be represented by a single score. b. human intelligence is broad and general. c. human intelligence is the interaction among a broad range of specific abilities. d. human intelligence refers to good judgment, reasoning, concentration, attention, etc.
In her laboratory, a researcher records how long it takes a volunteer to press a button after a light is turned on. Technically, this measure is known as
a. mental speed. b. the subtraction method. c. event-related potential. d. reaction time.
Which of the following examples best illustrates how functional distance plays a role in the propinquity effect?
a. Bart doesn't like his next-door neighbor, primarily because of his habit of playing loud music that makes it difficult to get to sleep at night. b. Marge, whose cubicle is right next to both the kitchen and the elevator, is one of the most popular people in the entire office. c. Homer prefers to take the stairs rather than the elevator because it decreases his likelihood of running into people he finds annoying. d. Lisa made more friends in her sophomore-year dorm than in her freshman-year dorm.
In the brain, the ________ lobes have an active role in hearing, language processing, and memory.
A. frontal B. temporal C. occipital D. parietal