A teacher rewards his students with a piece of candy every time they pass in their homework on time. The number of students who turn their homework on the due date increases. This illustrates what type of learning?
a. Observational learning
b. Operant conditioning
c. Classical conditioning
d. explicit learning
Answer: B
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Carly is a typical 18-month-old in her development. According to Piaget's theory, Carly is in the ____ period of cognitive development.
a. fast-mapping b. sensorimotor c. egocentrism d. alert inactivity
As discussed in the text, when purchasing a car, people end up paying a bit more attention than intended to choices such as color and engine size, and a bit less attention than intended on information such as the chances of fatalities should there be an accident with the car. This pattern can be taken as evidence for ____
a. the status quo bias b. the certainty effect c. risk aversion d. the Zeigarnik effect
Which of the following most characterized Rousseau's utopian society??
a. ?The ownership of private property b. ?Democratic elections c. ?The encouragement of individuals to act in accordance with their private will d. ?The surrender of the individual will to the general will
When compared to children who only wet their bed at night, children who have both
nocturnal and diurnal enuresis are more likely to have all of the following difficulties except: a. Birth complications b. Low birth weight c. Problems relating to peers d. Gastrointestinal problems e. Developmental delays