A small chamber used in operant conditioning of animals that limits the available responses and, thus, increases the likelihood that the desired response will occur, is called a(n) _____ box
A) trial B) Skinner
C) Thorndike D) operant
B
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Joe has collected data on the number of hours ten-year-olds spend watching television each week. He tells you that the distribution of scores followed a truly normal curve. Which of the following is suggested by Joe's statement?
a. ?Fifty percent of the scores fall below the mean. b. ?The mean, median, and mode are all different. c. ?Sixty percent of the scores fall within one standard deviation above and below the mean. d. ?Ten percent of the scores fall two standard deviations above the mean.
Mylenization and the elimination of unnecessary neural synapses may explain
a. aging. b. plasticity. c. accommodation. d. improved processing speed.
Within operant conditioning, what might appear to be a punishment could actually serve as a reward
: Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Amber wants to train her son, Timothy, to reach motor milestones (such as reaching for objects and crawling) earlier than other children. According to Myrtle McGraw's research, such training will only accelerate motor development when Timothy is showing signs of physical maturity
Indicate whether the statement is true or false