Mom and Dad think it is real funny, and laugh when their 2-year-old, Bruce, says dirty words. When Bruce is sent home from kindergarten because of swearing, they don't understand why he cusses
Now when he cusses at home they ignore the cussing (they don't think it's cute anymore). Laughing in this example is:
a. positive reinforcer.
b. a negative reinforcer.
c. a primary reinforcer.
d. a neutral stimulus.
a
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Dissociative fugue involves:
a. a loss of personal identity accompanied by escape or flight from the home environment b. recurrent attacks of extremely intense fear or dread c. the inability to remember important personal information d. persistent and uncontrollable, repetitive thoughts
Repeated activation of PKA results in a. activation of MAP kinase
b. activation of CREB-2 by CREB-1. c. inhibition of C/EBP. d. inhibition of ubiquitin carboxyterminal hydrolase.
The control group and the experimental group are treated exactly the same EXCEPT for the variable
a. dependent b. independent c. extraneous d. replication
Provide an example of a confounding variable.
What will be an ideal response?