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Skinner maintained that reinforcement determines the of a response; Bandura maintains that reinforcement determines the of a response:

A. Acquisition; performance

B. Acquisition; acquisition

C. Performance; performance

D. Performance; acquisition

Correct answer is: A. Acquisition; performance

Jenny has brown hair and blue eyes and is 5’8” tall. What is being described is Jenny’s:

A. Genotype

B. Phenotype

C. Somatotype

D. Physiognomy

Correct answer is: B. Phenotype

The link between physical punishment and subsequent aggressive behavior is probably best explained by:

A. Observational learning

B. Noncontingent reinforcement

C. Resistance to extinction

D. The matching law

Correct answer is: A. Observational learning

A spontaneous, heritable change or error in DNA replication is called:

A. Genetic drift

B. Gene flow

C. An adaptation

D. A mutation

Correct answer is: D. A mutation

The second step in a self modification program is to:

A. Specify the target behavior

B. Design your program

C. Gather baseline data

D. Set up a behavioral contact

Correct answer is: C. Gather baseline data

For which of the following assertions is the empirical evidence strongest?

A. The two cerebral hemispheres are specialized to handle different types of cognitive tasks

B. People have a separate stream of consciousness in each hemisphere

C. Each hemisphere has its own cognitive style

D. Some people are right brained, while others are left brained

Correct answer is: A. The two cerebral hemispheres are specialized to handle different types of cognitive tasks

Getting information into memory is called ________; getting information out of memory is called:

A. Storage; retrieval

B. Encoding; storage

C. Encoding; retrieval

D. Storage; encoding

Correct answer is: C. Encoding; retrieval

After repeated pairings of a tone with meat powder, Pavlov found that a dog will salivate when the tone is presented. Salivation to the tone is a(n):

A. Unconditioned stimulus

B. Unconditioned response

C. Conditioned stimulus

D. Conditioned response

Correct answer is: D. Conditioned response

The word “big” is flashed on a screen. A mental picture of the word “big” represents a code; the definition “large in size” represents a code; “sounds like pig” represents a code:

A. Structural; phonemic; semantic

B. Phonemic; semantic; structural

C. Structural; semantic; phonemic

D. Phonemic; structural; semantic

Correct answer is: D. Phonemic; structural; semantic

The way words are combined to form acceptable sentences is:

A. Syntax

B. Semantics

C. Pragmatics

D. Morphology

Correct answer is: A. Syntax

Syntax governs how words combine to form sentences.