________ is the process by which a response becomes more likely to occur or less so, depending on its consequences
a. Classical conditioning
b. Operant conditioning
c. Higher-order conditioning
d. Counterconditioning
Answer: b
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A. glaucoma B. dementia C. Alzheimer's disease D. schizoaffective disorder
Regarding the basic tools a person has available to control simple learning, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Reinforcement strengthens responses. b. Nonreinforcement causes responses to extinguish. c. Punishment suppresses responses. d. The three basic tools work best when used independently of each other.
What do we call study results in numerical form?
A. qualitative data B. quantitative data C. subjective data D. objective data
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A) the Big Five. B) factor analysis. C) self-actualization. D) standard deviation.