According to Skinner, to strengthen a certain response one should
A) punish all responses except the one you want.
B) employ mentalistic principles.
C) reward it.
D) permit a person to employ self-reinforcement.
Answer: C
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a. worldview b. educated guess c. random guess d. post-hoc explanation
Research has indicated that as individuals move from adolescence to middle age, they would be most likely to experience a modest increase in
a. neuroticism. b. extraversion. c. openness to new experience. d. conscientiousness.
Aversion to sex
a. is equally common among men and women b. can be overcome by repeated attempt to please a sexual partner c. is not caused be conflicts in one's sexual identity d. can be a result of a history of childhood abuse
Your sister is concerned that your infant nephew is not going to be a very good student when he goes to school because whenever she shows him something new, your nephew only looks at it for a short time. Is she correct?
A. No, infants who are "short-lookers" tend to have higher IQs and educational achievement later. B. Yes, infants who are "short-lookers" tend to have higher IQs but usually do not apply themselves. C. Yes, infants who are "short-lookers" have lower IQs and educational achievement later. D. No, infants who are "short-lookers" have lower IQs but are better at applying themselves.