Which of the following is the best advice to give parents whose young children refuse to eat their dinner? a. Do not allow them to watch television for a week for each day they do not eat dinner. b. Give the children a small reward at the end of a week in which they have eaten dinner each night. c. Give the children a small reward each day that they eat their dinner. d. Require that the children do extra chores if they do not finish diner. e. Allow the children to have dessert, even if they do not eat their dinner, in the hopes that they will eat dinner the next day.

Which of the following is the best advice to give parents whose young children refuse to eat their dinner?

a. Do not allow them to watch television for a week for each day they do not eat dinner.

b. Give the children a small reward at the end of a week in which they have eaten dinner each night.

c. Give the children a small reward each day that they eat their dinner.

d. Require that the children do extra chores if they do not finish dinner.

e. Allow the children to have dessert, even if they do not eat their dinner, in the hopes that they will eat dinner the next day.

Which of the following would be the best advice to give parents who are concerned about the frequent aggressive outbursts of their 6-year-old son?

All of the following are examples of primary reinforces except a: a. rat's food reward in a Skinner box. b. cold drink on a hot day. c. high score on an exam for which a student studied diligently. d. hug form a loved one. e. large meal following an extended time without food.

The purpose of reinforcement is to a. cause a behavior to stop. b. cause a behavior to diminish. c. cause a behavior to continue. d. strengthen the spontaneous recovery process. e. cause a behavior to occur for only a limited amount of time.

The only way we know the speaker’s father is through her perceptions. Is she an unreliable narrator? Do we trust her? Does she contradict herself or give hints of ambivalence? Cite specific images and passages to illustrate why you do or do not trust her perceptions.

Find the domain of each rational function. Find any horizontal, vertical, or oblique asymptotes. $R(x)=\frac{x^{3}}{x^{3}-1}$

Superstitious behavior can be produced by a. careful manipulation of a classical conditioning experiment. b. the accidental timing of rewards. c. possession of a large number of traditionally lucky items. d. cognitive awareness of superstitious behavior in others. e. the change in a reinforcement schedule from ratio to interval.

What do we call the reappearance, after a rest period, of an extinguished response? a. Acquisition. b. Spontaneous recovery. c. Discrimination. d. Operant conditioning. e. Classical conditioning.

Discuss how Southeast Asia's physical geography affects everyday life in the subregion.

Sketch a plane that contains opposite rays $\overrightarrow{AB}$ and $\overrightarrow{AC}$. Then name a line that must lie in the plane.

Shea bought 10 tickets for the raffle for free homecoming entry, but she did not win. Months later she also byes 10 tickets for the senor prom raffle, hopping this will be the time she wins. Which schedule of reinforcement is best used to explain this scenario? a. Fixed-ratio. b. Variable-ratio. c. Fixed-interval. d. Variable-interval e. Continuous.

Your calculus teacher wants her students to be more diligent in completing their homework and, since you arc taking AP psychology, she has asked for your help. Give an example of how she could use each of the following to help her increase homework completion. • Shaping • Negative reinforcement • Fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement

Which of the following best describes negative reinforcement? a. John stops shooting bad free-throws be cause his coach benches him when he does. b. Brian studies hard because it earns him "A" grades in math. c. Lillian used to walk to school but does not do so anymore because she was attacked by a dog fast month. d. Charles smokes be cause his anxiety is reduced when he does so. e. Osel wears his seat belt because his driving teacher cited accident statistics in class.