A. shaping
B. omission training
C. positive reinforcement
D. continuous reinforcement
Related Mcqs:
- If one finds a positive correlation between degree of coffee drinking and the likelihood of heart attacks. One can conclude that ___________?
A. Coffee drinking causes heart attack
B. Individuals prone to heart attacks are predisposed to drink a lot of coffee
C. An active life style of certain people causes heart attack
D. None of these - Any process that increases the likelihood that a particular operant response will occur again is called ________________?
A. reinforcement
B. punishment
C. discrimination
D. chaining - The elaboration likelihood model of attitude change suggests that:
A. the peripheral route results in more enduring attitude change
B. the central route results in more enduring attitude change
C. only the central route to persuasion can be effective
D. only the peripheral route to persuasion can be effective - When an operant response stops occurring because it is no longer reinforced, which of the following has taken place?
A. an avoidance response
B. generalization
C. extinction
D. negative reinforcement - If psychology can be defined as the science of behavior and the mind, why are the data in psychology always drawn from behavior?
A. behavior can be influenced by physiology and the mind cannot
B. behavior can be influenced by the environment and the mind cannot
C. behavior can be observed and the mind cannot
D. All of above - Watson argued that all behavior is composed of reflexive responses to stimuli, but Skinner later argued that behavior is determined ____________?
A. patterns
B. consequences of responses
C. predictability of responses
D. strength of responses - Nami’s actions resemble movie stereotype of “crazy” behavior. Her personality disintegration is extreme. She engages in silly laughter, bizarre mannerisms, and obscene behavior. Her diagnosis is probably:
A. paranoid schizophrenia
B. borderline schizophrenia
C. catatonic schizophrenia
D. disorganized schizophrenia - Josh starts smoking in order to experience the pleasurable feedings associated with nicotine. This behavior is best explained by the_______theory of motivation. Eventually, however josh becomes physically addicted to nicotine and now he needs the drug to reduce the cravings he feels. Josh’s behavior is now best explained by______theory.
A. arousal; Incentive
B. drive reduction; arousal
C. drive; reduction; incentive
D. incentive; drive; reduction - Josh starts smoking in order to experience the pleasurable feelings associated with nicotine. This behavior is best explained by the______-theory of motivation. Eventually, however, josh becomes physically addicted to nicotine and now the needs the drug to reduce the cravings he feels. Josh’s behavior is now best explained by______theory.
A. arousal; incentive
B. drive reduction; arousal
C. drive reduction; incentive
D. incentive; drive reduction - The most frequently occurring major psychological disorder is ___________?
A. Phobias
B. Schizophrenia
C. Depression
D. Bipolar disorder
