In what is now considered a seminal study in social psychology, Norman Triplett timed participants winding a fishing reel as fast as possible. He found that the presence of others impacted performance in what way?
a. The presence of others did not impact participants' performance.
b. The presence of others hindered participants' performance.
c. The presence of others improved participants' performance.
d. The presence of others sometimes improved and sometimes hindered participants' performance.
Answer: D
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a. Positive reinforcement leads to strengthening of response, whereas negative reinforcement leads to weakening of response. b. Discriminative stimuli set the stage for reinforcement. c. Organisms are capable of learning complex behaviors through reinforcement of successive approximations to the desired behaviors. d. Some reinforcers are rewarding because they satisfy basic biological needs, whereas others acquire reward value through experience. e. Extinction is achieved by no longer reinforcing the desired response.
The Chinese believe that the family and the physician are responsible for the patient's treatment
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A) schizophrenia. B) generalized anxiety disorder. C) depression and suicide. D) eating disorders.
The assertion that development occurs from "womb to tomb" implies that
a. it is a lifelong experience. b. death may precede the organism's conception. c. nurturance of young is an unavoidable activity. d. maturation and learning are essentially the same.