Which of the following is the best example of covert behavior?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following is the best example of covert behavior?

   A. blinking in response to a light
   B. imitating a friend’s gesture
   C. remembering a pleasant experience
   D. rapid eye movements while sleeping

2. Which of the following behaviors can best be described as overt behavior?

   A. watching a TV game show
   B. thinking about the answer to a contestant’s
   C. being sad that the contestant answered ly
   D. wondering if there are any frozen waffles left in the freezer

3. A multifactorial causation approach to behavior suggests that ____________?

   A. most behaviors can be explained best by single-cause explanations.
   B. data must be subjected rigorous statistical analysis in order to make sense.
   C. explanations of behavior tend to build up from the simple to the complex in a hierarchical manner
   D. most behavior is governed by a complex network of interrelated factors

4. Overt behavior is: ____________?

   A. anything a person does.
   B. only those things a person does which you can see
   C. only those things which can be recorded by a camera.
   D. only those thing which a person can see with his/her senses.

5. Developmental psychologists study the effects of __________ on behavior.

   A. marketing
   B. learning disabilities
   C. aging
   D. robotics

6. Punishment is most effective in suppressing behavior when it is:_____________?

   A. immediate , consistent, and intense
   B. delayed, consistent and mild
   C. immediate, consistent and mild
   D. delayed, inconsistent, and intense

7. A series of responses that gradually approach a desired pattern of behavior are called:

   A. adaptations
   B. gradients
   C. successive approximations
   D. conditioning trials

8. Using poker chips to reinforce mental patients for healthy behavior would be and example of using:

   A. negative reinforcement
   B. classical conditioning
   C. extinction
   D. tokens

9. The study of similarities and differences in the behavior of different species is called:_____________?

   A. biology
   B. comparative psychology
   C. environmental psychology
   D. differential psychology

10. Which theory of motivation pays least attention to individual differences in behavior?

    A. Arousal theory
    B. Instinct theory
    C. Opponent-process theory
    D. Drive theory