Sarah presses her mouse button while using her computer but nothing happens (the mouse is broken). Sarah presses the mouse button longer and harder before eventually giving up. Sarah's behavior of temporarily pressing the mouse button longer and harder before giving up is an example of a(an):
a. contingency
b. establishing operation
c. novel behavior
d. extinction burst
d
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A. memory loss. B. decreased attention span. C. a difficulty following directions. D. tactless behavior.
Which of the following is NOT identified as a major predictor of attraction in long-term romantic relationships?
a. similarity b. reciprocity c. complementarity d. propinquity
Which of the following terms is the correct name for a class of retinal cells whose axons spread laterally across the retina, making contact with several photoreceptors?
A. bipolar cells B. retinal epithelial cells C. amacrine cells D. horizontal cells
In Hermann's grid, a possible explanation for why gray areas appear at the intersections is because _____
A) ?the amount of inhibition right at the intersections is twice as great as the inhibition between each square B) ?the amount of inhibition right at the intersections is much less than the inhibition between each square C) ?the superior colliculus responds maximally as you move your eye from intersection to intersection D) ?moving the eye creates a blur at all the intersections