According to the operant conditioning explanation of Clever Hans's mathematical abilities, which of the following terms best describes the subtle change in facial expression that the horse observes in the questioner?
A) ?Discriminative stimulus
B) ?Reinforcer
C) ?Both a and b are correct.
D) ?Neither a nor b is correct.
C
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Which of the following concepts explains why young children may temporarily call all men daddy, much to the embarrassment of their parents?
a. latent learning. b. response chaining. c. operant stimulus discrimination. d. operant stimulus generalization.
A social psychologist has been invited to give a community lecture on the importance of Stanley Milgram's research. He asks a social psychology class for suggested titles. Which title might they suggest as the most appropriate?
a) "Obedience and Aggression Are Inborn" b) "Do Not Underestimate the Power of Obedience" c) "Training in Ethics Can Overcome the Pull of Obedience" d) "Education Level is Highly Correlated with Obedience"
Labouvie-Vief (1990) presented a story that described a man who was a heavy drinker. His wife had warned him that if he came home drunk one more time, she would leave him and take the children
At a later time, he went to an office party and came home drunk. Labouvie-Vief asked adolescents what they thought the wife would do. How did the adolescents respond? a. Without much hesitation, they thought that she left. b. Without much hesitation, they thought that she stayed. c. They appreciated the situation that the wife was in and examined several possibilities rather than just one potential solution. d. They examined multiple scenarios and definitely thought that the wife would stay.
Longitudinal research shows children who displayed more guilt at 22 and 45 months were more likely to avoid wrong-doing at age __________
a) 4 b) 4½ c) 5 d) 5½