Which of the following might serve as a secondary reinforcer?

Related Mcqs:

1. A primary reinforcer has______reinforcing properties; a secondary reinforcer has______reinforcing properties.

   A. biological; acquired
   B. conditioned; unconditioned
   C. weak; potent
   D. immediate; delayed

2. Which of the following might serve as a secondary reinforcer?

   A. sex
   B. grades
   C. food
   D. a pain-relieving drug

3. Which of the following might serve as a secondary reinforcer?

   A. sex
   B. grades
   C. food
   D. None of them

4. In_______-reinforcement, the reinforcer follows every correct response.

   A. intermittent
   B. partial
   C. negative
   D. continuous

5. If you’re trying to establish a causal relationship between a reinforcer and increased performance. you should use a(n)________method.

   A. clinical study
   B. experimental
   C. survey
   D. correlational

6. Which of the following could serve as an experimental hypothesis?

   A. Although 25% of U.S drivers say that they use the seatbelts in their cars only 14% really do
   B. a case history of multiple personality appeared to be caused by traumatic childhood experiences
   C. College women who are anxious tend to want to be together
   D. As the temperature increases the number of hit batters in baseball increases

7. Which of the following is NOT the case with respect to a primate’s secondary cortical taste area?

   A. It is also known as the orbitofrontal cortex
   B. There is no modulation of taste-responses in the secondary region of the brain
   C. As satiety develops, neuronal activity in the secondary taste cortex appears to make food less acceptable and less pleasant
   D. Electrical stimulation in the secondary taste cortex produces reward

8. The cells that serve as the building blocks of the body’s information processing system are called ____________?

   A. neurons
   B. neurotransmitters
   C. dendrites
   D. synapses

9. Fetal alcohol syndrome is most serve if the mother drinks during which period of pregnancy?

   A. Just before conception
   B. Second trimester
   C. First two months
   D. First trimester

10. Desirable educational outcomes are realized when thinking and behavior serve the needs of the individual and the welfare of the:

    A. Second individual
    B. Group
    C. Society
    D. Country