According to Skinner's Operant Conditioning Theory, a decrease in unwanted behavior can be
accomplished through
a. positive reinforcement.
b. negative reinforcement.
c. classical conditioning.
d. punishment.
d. punishment.
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a. poor verbal skills b. low level of overall intelligence c. high rates of comorbid alcoholism and other substance dependence d. strong emotional ties to therapists that represent parental figures
Xandra is learning rapidly and storing new memories all the time. For her brain to store these memories, her neurons will have to ____.?
a. ?become myelinated b. ?form new synapses and change the function of existing synapses c. ?send stronger signals to the amygdala and hypothalamus d. ?increase the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine
The question "Proposition Q would place an unreasonable burden on taxpayers, do you agree with this proposition?" illustrates which principle of question construction
A. yea-saying and nay-saying. B. simplicity. C. probability. D. negative wording.
______ refers to the reduction of risk of harm to the participants as compared with the benefit of the study.
a. Beneficence b. Respect for persons c. Justice d. Harm reduction