The person's preference for any one of a group of reinforcers to occur, if the probabilities of all occurring are equal, is called the:

a. expectancy
b. contingency
c. reinforcement value
d. positive reinforcer


c

Psychology

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Freud was one of the first to emphasize _____ events in the shaping of personality

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

Some individuals supporting sexual minority rights support the biological model of homosexuality because ______.

A. heterosexuality is in reality the abnormal sexual orientation for humans B. they believe that it will encourage homosexuals to seek psychotherapy C. they hope it will make people look at homosexuality as a treatable disease D. they feel it will increase the public acceptance of homosexuality

Psychology

The process of objectively evaluating claims, propositions, and conclusions to determine whether they follow logically from the evidence is known as _____

a) critical thinking. b) evaluation. c) heuristic thinking. d) suspension of judgment.

Psychology

Researchers reported that it would take _____ night(s) of binge drinking to cause serious brain damage and learning problems in the child

A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D) 8

Psychology