During the Korean War, the Chinese apparently influenced POWs by asking them to perform small, petty actions such as writing an essay explaining why communism was good. Later, their requests escalated as they asked for larger and larger concessions. This method of influence is like the ____ technique.
a. door in the face
b. lowballing
c. highballing
d. idiosyncrasy credit
e. foot in the door
e. foot in the door
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Cynthia's mother gives her an apple each day and tells her that apples are "fruit." However one day, Cynthia's mother gives her an orange. She tells Cynthia this is also "fruit." What happens to Cynthia's scheme of "fruit?"
a. She assimilates the new information about oranges into the existing scheme. b. She ignores the new information about oranges. c. She incorporates the information so that her scheme now includes apples and oranges. d. She eliminates the concept of apple and now her scheme of fruit only contains oranges.
In the United States, ____% of boys and ____% of girls between 5–18 years of age are involved in organized sports
a. 25; 75 b. 52; 66 c. 66; 52 d. 75; 25
Imagine a person is born without the taste receptors responsible for detecting capsaicin. What would be the most likely outcome?
A. The person would likely have fewer papillae than normal. B. The person would be very sensitive to bitter foods. C. The person would be more likely to be a supertaster. D. The person could eat very spicy food with no discomfort.
Which of the following would be classified as a secondary reinforcer?
A. a sandwich B. the word "good" C. reduction of pain D. a drink of soda