Fred is afraid of spiders. He won't even watch a nature show on TV about them. When he sees a picture of a spider, he has a panic attack, but when he avoids looking at the image, his panic goes away. Fred's avoidance of spiders is being __________
a) extinguished, because he feels anxious after doing so.
b) recovered spontaneously, because he will never get better.
c) positively reinforced, because he is rewarded by his anxiety going down.
d) negatively reinforced, because he is rewarded by his anxiety going down.
d
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a. ?implicit memory b. ?declarative memory c. ?functional memory d. ?unconscious memory
Which of the following is a strategy for helping minority adolescents resolve identity conflicts constructively?
A) encouraging ethnic pride and separation from other ethnic groups B) parenting that discourages exploration of majority beliefs and values C) respecting native languages and unique learning styles in school D) limiting or preventing contact between ethnic groups
The extent to which multiple items used to measure the same variable are related is called ______.
A. test-retest reliability B. internal consistency C. discriminant validity D. interrater reliability
To determine whether attendance at sports events is an operant reinforcer for a particular teenager, such attendance would have to
a. be demonstrated to be universally rewarding. b. increase the probability of the recurrence of the behavior it followed. c. meet a long list of criteria that includes adaptability and reliability. d. be demonstratively associated with a basic biological need.