Although it is not known whether you have to buy 1, 10, or 100 lottery tickets to get a winning ticket, it is highly probable that, if you just keep buying, eventually you will get a winner. In fact, the very next ticket you buy may be a winner. Buying lottery tickets is reinforced according to which type of schedule?
A) fixed-ratio
B) intermittent
C) fixed-interval
D) variable-interval
B) intermittent
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What happened in Milgram's research on obedience?
a. People assigned to be "guards" had power over those assigned as "prisoners.". b. People thought they were administering shocks. c. People gave speeches on assigned topics, defending ideas they in fact opposed. d. People told lies in return for either large or small bribes.
Which of the following statements is LEAST accurate?
a. Correlations have been found between poor social skills and depression. b. Depressed people tend to be evaluated negatively by others. c. There is no relationship between depression and environmental stress. d. Depressed people receive less social reinforcement.
Which country passed a law in 2015 banning excessively thin models, imposing heavy fines and potential jail time for those who hire them?
A. Uruguay B. Brazil C. France D. The United States
Without this defense mechanism, Freud would be unable to explain the resolution of the Oedipus complex. Which defense mechanism is this?
A. Repression B. Sublimation C. Displacement D. Projection