Which of the following steps in learning to play baseball illustrates contingency-shaped behavior?
A) ?Throwing the ball and practicing intensely
B) ?Watching videos of excellent pitchers
C) ?Receiving quality instruction
D) ?Visualizing oneself as a great pitcher
A
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With counterconditioning, a new contingency
a. is added to the same stimulus. b. replaces one previously learned. c. must be completely extinguished. d. is blocked by past learning.
Unlocking the secrets of which type of learning begins with noting what happens before and after a particular behavior?
a. associative learning b. insight learning c. cognitive learning d. vicarious learning
An investigation of students' housing preferences would probably show that single rooms are preferred by _______ whereas suites are preferred by _______
a) extraverts; introverts b) introverts; extraverts c) good students; poor students d) poor students; good students
A congressperson asks you, as an expert on psychological disorders, how she might reduce the prevalence of schizophrenia among people in her district. You advise her that the best option would be to allocate resources towards
A. removing excess sugar and unneeded additives from food, especially from the school lunches of young people. B. encouraging young children to play games that develop and strengthen their theory of mind. C. reducing the rates of childhood poverty and making poor peoples' environments less stressful. D. encouraging accurate diagnosis and proper medication, if needed, for kids with ADHD.