Negative reinforcement is:
a. when one eliminates an unwanted behavior by administering something bad.
b. when one decreases an unwanted behavior by withholding something desired.
c. when one increases a desired behavior by taking away something unpleasant.
d. the same as punishment.
C
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a. an incentive. b. a reward. c. drive reduction. d. a motive.
Many intelligence tests are , which means that test scores are compared to those from thousands of people who previously took the test
a. normalized b. referenced c. norm-referenced d. standardized-referenced
Which of the following concepts explains why young children may temporarily call all men daddy, much to the embarrassment of their parents?
a. latent learning. b. response chaining. c. operant stimulus discrimination. d. operant stimulus generalization.
Mental imagery can involve all of the following EXCEPT
a. picture-like visual images. b. images for smell, taste, and pain. c. the mental rotation of the imaged object. d. words and categories of objects.