Emil has an unfavorable attitude toward his landlord. In explaining Emil's attitude, a psychologist who took an operant conditioning perspective would consider:
a. Emil's history of reinforcement and punishment in dealing with his landlord
b. the landlord's personality and general attitude toward Emil
c. what other tenants in the building think about the landlord
d. whether Emil has gotten along with different landlords
A
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a. a hallucinogen. b. a sedative. c. a narcotic. d. an amphetamine.
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a. as a last resort after other punishments have failed. b. for trivial offenses. c. for serious rule violations. d. in public places.
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a. Increases the standard error and has no effect on the risk of a Type I error b. Decreases the standard error and has no effect on the risk of a Type I error c. Increases the risk of a Type I error and has no effect on the standard error d. Decreases the risk of a Type I error and has no effect on the standard error
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