In a recent court case in the state of Florida, a boy killed his younger sister by performing wrestling moves on her that he learned how to do by watching a wrestling match on television. His behavior illustrates
A) operant conditioning.
B) classical conditioning.
C) social learning.
D) punishment.
C) social learning. Learning by observation is a typical form of social learning.
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With regard to her theory, Kübler-Ross would be least likely to agree with which statement?
a. Some individuals do not experience any of the stages of dying b. Some individuals go through the stages of dying in a different order. c. Individuals progress through stages at different rates. d. Different individuals may have different emotional responses.
In general, the introduction section of an APA-style paper should be ____ pages long
a. one to two b. two to three c. three to four d. four to five
Interference has its strongest effect
a. during sleep. b. during dreaming. c. during wakefulness. d. on episodic memory. e. on semantic memory.
The repetition of words or phrases by inserting them in subsequent statements is called:
a) disordered speech b) perseverative speech c) disorganized speech d) incoherent speech