Food, sex, and water are considered examples of
a. primary reinforcers.
b. secondary reinforcers.
c. continuous reinforcers.
d. intermittent reinforcers.
e. conditioned stimuli.
a. primary reinforcers.
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a. biological forces b. spiritual forces c. sociocultural forces d. psychological forces
Born 39 weeks after conception, Sasha weighs in at around 2 pounds. Given this information, Sasha is best defined as a. full-term and normal birth weight
b. preterm and normal birth weight. c. preterm and very low birth weight. d. full-term and extremely low birth weight.
One of the major criticisms of Kohlberg is that he only did his research on boys; subsequent research by Gilligan and others attempted to remedy this with a specific study of the effect of gender on ethics and morality. You are a police chief in a small city that has seen recent protests due to perceived police brutality. There is a "macho" culture to your police force, but there are several women who hold positions of influence and power. What possible biological and theoretical frameworks could you apply to reform your institution?
What will be an ideal response?
Pavlov and Watson believed the critical element in classical
conditioning was the _____ of stimuli; Rescorla believed it was how well the conditioned stimulus made it possible to _____ a) expectancy; remember the consequences. b) pairing; make good predictions. c) strength; repeat the pairing. d) aversiveness; escape.