Maurice was walking down a street in a new city where he has never been before. At first, he was frightened from all the cars, noise, and the people. However, as time progressed, Maurice became less and less fearful. Maurice is experiencing ______.

A. behavioral contrast
B. sensitization
C. habituation
D. higher-order conditioning


C. habituation

Psychology

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a. a child's current age in years and months b. the age that best fits the child's current level of intellectual performance c. a child's ultimate intellectual potential d. the ratio of a child's current abilities to his or her chronological age

Psychology

Mila gives her child candy after she cleans up her room. The candy is an example of _____.

A. a reinforcer B. a punishment C. a conditioned stimulus D. an unconditioned stimulus

Psychology

The concept of hemispheric specialization is present at birth, and all functions that should be focused on one side of the brain or the other are controlled in that area for our entire lives

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Psychology

Positive reinforcers ________ the likelihood of ensuing responses

a. decrease b. increase c. extinguish d. eliminate e. have no effect on

Psychology