According to Skinner, the fundamental principle of operant conditioning is that organisms tend to repeat those responses that
a. reduce a biological need.
b. are followed by favorable consequences.
c. decrease the probability of the consequence that produced it.
d. increase a biological need.
B
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A) prejudice B) central route C) discrimination D) attraction
Lila had forgotten what she did for a living, her family, and name. She was able to remember how to do things and what items were called. She most likely suffers from
a. dissociative identity disorder. c. schizophrenia. b. dissociative amnesia. d. posttraumatic stress disorder.
Why is it common for those who use hearing aids to address their hearing impairments to have difficulty comprehending speech in some situations?
A. Hearing aids can amplify speech phonemes only by a small amount. B. Most hearing aid users do not wear their hearing aids properly. C. Some people speak too quickly for hearing aids to be able to keep up. D. Hearing aids can amplify some formants too much and other not enough.
The amount of time adolescents spend with their families drops by ____ between 5th and 9th grades and declines even more sharply between ____
a. 30%; 9th and 10th grades b. 40%; 9th and 11th grades c. 50%; 9th and 12th grades d. 60%; 12th grade and college