A fixed-interval, 60-second schedule delivers a reinforcer:
A) every 60 seconds.
B) after 60 responses.
C) for the first response that occurs after 60 seconds elapse.
D) 60 seconds after a response is emitted.
C) for the first response that occurs after 60 seconds elapse.
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a. social schemas. b. stereotyping. c. discrimination. d. cognitive dissonance. e. self-fulfilling prophecy.
Positive punishers _____ and negative punishers _____ the future probability of the behaviour that led to these respective consequences.
A) increase; increase B) increase; decrease C) decrease; decrease D) decrease; increase
Which of the following is true concerning the non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design? a. Comparisons can be made between groups on the pretest and the posttest. b. Comparisons can be made within groups from the pretest to the posttest. c. Because subjects are not randomly assigned to groups, we cannot say that they are equivalent
d. All of the other alternatives are true.
If you wanted to alter a person's memory about an event in the past, what could you do to increase the chances that he or she would later recall the false information that you supplied?
a) Provide the false information immediately after having the person recall the original event b) Tell the person that his/her memory is incorrect and give them the false information. c) Avoid using leading questions when you ask them about the original memory. d) Ask the person to estimate how confident he/she is about the original memory.