When she was a child, Bianca had several embarrassing experiences at the local school, and now feels ill at ease when she goes to the school with her children. This is probably an example of:

a. a school phobia.
b. intermittent reinforcement.
c. emotional conditioning.
d. operant behavior.


C.

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A. phobic disorder B. panic attack C. posttraumatic stress reaction D. affective disorder

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One of the distinguishing characteristics of adjunctive behavior is that:

A) ?it is inversely related to the level of deprivation for the scheduled reinforcer. B) ?it occurs prior to the consumption of the scheduled reinforcer. C) ?it can function as a reinforcer for other behaviors. D) ?it is more likely to occur on VI than FI schedules of reinforcement.

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Inventories of interests, attitudes, and values are measures of __________ performance

A) atypical B) maximum C) typical D) minimum

Psychology

Most U.S. adults become grandparents in their late ______.

A. 40s and early 50s B. 50s and early 60s C. 60s and early 70s D. 70s and early 80s

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