According to the law of effect, a behavior is most likely to be repeated when it is ________

a. paired with a neutral stimulus
b. ignored
c. followed by reinforcement
d. preceded by reinforcement


Answer: c

Psychology

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According to research on causes and characteristics of subjective well-being, which of the following has been found to be true?

a. Happiness leads to the kinds of behavior which bring about success. c. In multicultural societies, subjective well-being is high for people with a strong ethnic identity. b. External locus of control has a strong positive correlation with life satisfaction. d. The relationship between life satisfaction and future orientation was decreased with age for American managers.

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Which of the following statements is correct? a. The central nervous system is encased in bone, but has no cerebrospinal fluid

b. The peripheral nervous system is encased in bone, but has no cerebrospinal fluid. c. The peripheral nervous system is encased with bone and is bathed with cerebrospinal fluid. d. The central nervous system is encased with bone and is bathed with cerebrospinal fluid.

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Alicia is a chemical engineer who has endured sexism throughout her career. Her 14-year-old daughter would like also to go into chemical engineering. Alicia supports her daughter's goals but worries that she, too, will be subjected to ______ as Alicia had

cognitive flexibility stereotype threat postconventional thinking effortful control

Psychology

When emotions spread from one person to another, it is known as ________

a. facial feedback. b. mood contagion. c. secondary emotion. d. emotion work.

Psychology