The purposive manipulation of reinforcement contingencies so that they encourage certain behaviors is called
A) cruel.
B) noncontingent reinforcement.
C) contingency management.
D) type C conditioning.
Answer: C
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A. depression is a common response to life challenges in all countries B. stress rarely leads to any evidence of illness in non-Western cultures C. responses to stress vary cross-culturally D. culture-specific reactions are not seen to respond to alterations in the environment
Köhler's research on Tenerife ____
a. ?invoked a pre-test/post-test design to assess learning b. ?required the use of domesticated animals c. ?used the systematic manipulation of problem difficulty d. ?required an anthropomorphic approach e. ?was analyzed based solely on his descriptions of incidents
Kohlberg's approach to moral reasoning was most directly influenced by the work of
a. Skinner. b. Freud. c. Bandura. d. Piaget.
Marcus, who works in the laboratory of Dr. Flores, a prominent electrophysiologist, takes readings with a recording electrode placed within a squid axon. He reports to Dr. Flores that the cell is firing an action potential. What measurement did Marcus take with the recording electrode?
a. -70 mV b. 0 mV c. +40 mV d. +70 mV