Define reinforcement
What will be an ideal response?
Reinforcement is defined as a process in which a behavior is strengthened by the immediate consequences that reliably follows its occurrence.
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a. The late 1870s b. The early 1930s c. The late 1960s d. The early 1980s
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a. Clifford Beers. b. Dorothea Dix. c. Philip Pinel. d. Dorothea Beers.
The left hemisphere is connected to skin receptors mainly on the ____ half of the body, and controls muscles mainly on the ____ side of the body
a. left; right b. left; left c. right; left d. right; right
Dr. Gomez is investigating a new drug designed to reduce anxiety. Patients with an anxiety disorder are treated with either the drug or a sugar pill (placebo) for some time, and Dr. Gomez records their anxiety levels at weekly appointments. If a double-blind procedure is used:
A) only Dr. Gomez will know which patients actually received the drug. B) the patients will know if they are receiving the drug or the placebo. C) Dr. Gomez will not be told the operational definition of anxiety. D) Dr. Gomez will not know which patients actually received the drug.