How would B. F. Skinner account for the acquisition of language?
a) classical conditioning
b) imitation and reinforcement
c) linguistic acquisition device
d) cultural expectations and family care
B
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a. LSD b. amphetamine c. marijuana d. Valium
When one responds less and less to a stimulus that is being repeated, one is demonstrating which of the following?
a. avoidance b. centration c. reversibility d. habituation
B.F. Skinner appears to have discovered the partial reinforcement effect when he was running a simple conditioning experiment, ran low on food pellets, and began reinforcing only a percentage of responses he otherwise would have reinforced 100% of the time. This is an example of:
A) capitalizing on a paradoxical incident B) serendipity C) reasoning by analogy D) the hypothetico-deductive method
Who is more likely to receive a diagnosis of major depressive disorder?
a. Tim, age 8 b. Ben, age 10 c. James, age 15 d. Adam, age 26