How could you use an operant-conditioning principle to persuade someone to do something?
a. Start by reinforcing a small amount of cooperation and then shape further cooperation.
b. Electrically stimulate the brain areas responsible for the desired behaviors
c. Demonstrate the desired behavior and wait for the person to imitate it.
d. Pair a neutral stimulus with presentation of another stimulus that causes the behavior.
a
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Speed in completing a task often shows a ______, especially if the research participants complete multiple trials of the task.
A. symmetrical distribution B. skewed distribution C. normative distribution D. frequency distribution
After having a stroke, Rich can speak and understand what has been said to him, but he now has great difficulty understanding the context in which something is said. Rich also misunderstands sarcasm and jokes. Rich has most likely suffered a stroke to
a. the left hemisphere. b. the right hemisphere. c. Broca's area. d. Wernicke's area.
The term "cognition" includes
a. thinking, problem solving, reasoning, and daydreaming. b. classical and instrumental conditioning. c. eidetic imagery and processing. d. an active process by which sensory input is selected, organized, and integrated.
There are no noticeable differences in the kinds of information produced by the various new brain recording technologies
Indicate whether the statement is true or false