Behaviors typically increase in frequency when which of the following occurs?
a. Negative punishment c. Habituation
b. Classical conditioning d. Positive reinforcement
D
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a. down b. up c. neuron d. metabolic
Jake and Vanessa are pretending to be husband and wife. This kind of play is called
a. onlooker. b. sociocultural. c. cooperative. d. constructive.
What do temporal summation and spatial summation have in common? a. Both involve the activity of only two neurons
b. Both require a response from the brain. c. Both depend on a combination of visual and auditory stimuli. d. Both enable a reflex to occur in response to weak stimuli.
Bryan has been recovering from a series of painful cancer treatments and recently injured his arm in an accident. Despite these hardships, he has decided to participate in the charity bicycle ride from Toronto to Pittsburgh. Bryan's behavior is best explained by what theory of motivation?
A. Existence, relatedness, growth (ERG) theory B. Maslow's needs hierarchy C. Cannon's central theory D. Drive reduction theory