The operant conditioning technique which involves verbal praise is called ____________
A. nonreinforcement.
B. shaping.
C. positive reinforcement.
D. tokening.
Answer: C
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A. taking a couple of days off B. slight decrease in workload C. increased social support D. increased caffeine consumption
James constantly asks his friend Rob to tell him what the professor just said in lecture, because James has much more trouble remembering verbal information long enough to write it down in his notes. It is likely that James a. has some type of mild brain damage
b. is more likely than Rob to use simple repetition to remember verbal material. c. experiences more activation of his anterior cingulate cortex than Rob during verbal tasks. d. is more likely than Rob to use semantic strategies during short-term verbal memory tasks.
A major characteristic of people with a high degree of perceived control is that they
a. recognize the role of luck in their lives b. attribute responsibility for desirable outcomes to themselves and their efforts c. assume blame when they fail d. are reluctant to seek out information about their environment