B. F. Skinner punished rats for bar pressing by having the bar slap their paws each time they pressed it for food. Based on the results of this study, what did he conclude?
a. Punishment produces no long-term effects on a learned behavior
b. Weaker punishments are more effective than intense punishments.
c. Punishment produces no effect at first, but suppresses a learned behavior later.
d. Punishment is more effective than reinforcement in changing behavior.
a
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When a young child discovers that simply changing the shape of an object does not necessarily change the amount of the object (e.g., a flattened ball of clay contains the same amount of clay as when it was rolled into a ball), the child is showing an understanding of
a. object permanence. b. accommodation. c. assimilation. d. conservation.
Short-Term Memory is a critically important component of the information processing system because
a. it can combine information from the environment and Long-Term Memory whenever a person tries to learn new information, make decisions, or solve problems. b. nothing can be output through the sensory store without passing through it first. c. the rules of behavior are stored in STM. d. it lasts longer than the other forms of memory and, unlike the other forms of memory, it has the advantage of being 'erasable,' so that incorrect information can be filtered out.
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow are most closely associated with:
a. cognitive psychology. b. behaviorism. c. psychodynamic theory. d. humanistic psychology.
According to the World Health Organization, __________ of children in developing countries lack sufficient food or essential nutrients.
A. 40% B. 60% C. 80% D. 100%