In general, _____ increases behavior, whereas _____ decreases behavior

a. punishment; reward
b. reward; punishment
c. reinforcement; punishment
d. punishment; reinforcement


Answer: C

Psychology

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Charles is trying to learn a concept in his advanced music theory class. He wants to remember the orders of sharps and flats in the different key signatures of music. He knows that the sharps go F-B-E-A-D-G-C and the flats go G-D-A-E-B-F-C,

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What is a suppressed prejudice?

a. A person holds a prejudice without being aware of it. b. A person has a tendency to become prejudiced under the right circumstances. c. A person knows he or she is prejudiced but chooses not to express it in public. d. A person reveals a prejudice subtly, by implying a bias rather than saying so outright.

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In ______ disorder, an individual gains sexual arousal from touching or rubbing against an unconsenting person.

a. paraphilic b. voyeuristic c. frotteuristic d. exhibitionistic

Psychology