Fernando stopped dropping food from the table because his mother scolded him. In operant conditioning, the scolding would be considered
a. punishment.
b. a reward.
c. positive reinforcement.
d. negative reinforcement.
Answer: a. punishment.
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Shepard and Meltzer's "image rotation" experiment was so influential and important to the study of cognition because it demonstrated
a. how easy mental rotation is for humans. b. that humans cannot successfully rotate mental images beyond 90 degrees. c. that humans can only perform mental rotation on "real-world" objects. d. imagery and perception may share the same mechanisms.
Studying hard for an exam to get good grades and a scholarship is an example of:
A) extrinsic motivation. B) intrinsic motivation. C) homeostasis. D) emotion regulation.
What do baroreceptors measure?
a. blood pressure b. intracellular fluid volume c. sodium levels d. interstitial fluid volume
When performing a job analysis, psychologists typically interview all of the following EXCEPT
A) subject-matter experts. B) incumbents. C) potential candidates. D) supervisors.