Meagan finds that studying for a test reduces her anxiety towards the test. As a result, she continues to study for upcoming exams. This reduction in anxiety is an example of:
a. positive reinforcement.
b. negative reinforcement.
c. positive punishment.
d. negative punishment.
b
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a. integrity. b. generativity. c. wisdom. d. care.
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a. almost 8 percent b. approximately 17 percent c. almost 25 percent d. 35 percent e. about 41 percent
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A. intellectually disordered. B. alcohol dependency. C. drug dependency. D. none of these are correct
The study of how specific genes interact with the environment to influence behavior is called
A) behavioral genomics. B) anthropometrics. C) psychometrics. D) transgenics.