For Skinner, behavior elicited by a known stimulus is called ____ behavior, and behavior that was simply emitted by an organism is called ____ behavior.

a. respondent; operant
b. respondent; selected
c. operant; respondent
d. reflexive; operant


a. respondent; operant

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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a. ?an inherited gene b. ?an early childhood illness c. ?a sedentary lifestyle d. ?genotype normalization

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following is true of Simon LeVay's finding that a region of the brain is typically smaller in homosexual males than it is in heterosexual males?

A) If true, this would be strong evidence that sexual orientation is genetically determined. B) A confounding variable in the study is that many of the gay men in the study died from HIV complications. C) LeVay's findings have been replicated many times. D) If true, this would be strong evidence that sexual orientation is environmentally determined.

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