Imitation and other generalized responses occur because some of the stimuli that are
produced by another person's behavior
a. are novel; that is, they have never been observed previously by the person who is
observing.
b. produce both unconditioned and conditioned reinforcers.
c. are the same as those stimuli produced when the observer engages in the behavior.
d. were previously punishing but are now reinforcing.
e. are contingency-governed rather than being rule-governed.
c. are the same as those stimuli produced when the observer engages in the behavior.
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The median has at least one advantage over the mean in that
a. it is not much affected by extreme scores. b. it is easier to calculate than the mode. c. it is usually closer to the population mean than the mode. d. it varies less from sample to sample.
When Tom goes to the free-throw line during a basketball game, he engages in a repetitive jerky movement of his neck before he shoots the ball. Tom's behavior is an example of a(an):
a. motor tic b. nervous habit c. innate reflex d. unconditioned response
What is made difficult by the "file drawer" problem?
A. Determining if the prediction was made before or after seeing the results B. Determining if the appropriate statistical tests were used C. Determining the strength of an effect by how often it is replicated D. Determining how valid the measures were
The experimenter usually sets the value of
a. the independent variable. b. the dependent variable. c. all the extraneous variables. d. none of the variables in the experiment.