People often choose the environments they enter and then change them. This is called __________.
a. reciprocal determinism.
b. the butterfly effect.
c. mirror neurons.
d. force of nature.
Question 2Todd is prone to negative self-talk, always putting himself down. Which would be the most helpful line he could say to himself to correct this tendency should something not go his way?
a. I am awesome.
b. This was your first attempt; you will do better next time with more practice.
c. You're a failure, and you're only way not to be is to work even harder.
d. People love me no matter what I do.
Question 3What is the best definition of behavior modification, or b-mod?
a. Real-world applications of operant conditioning to improve behavior
b. Real-world applications of classical conditioning to improve behavior
c. Real-world applications of negative punishment to improve behavior
d. Real-world applications of negative reinforcement to improve behavior
Question 4In Felicia's first-grade class, the children receive buttons every time they behave well. At the end of the week, the children can trade in the buttons for small prizes. This is an example of __________.
a. token economy.
b. classical conditioning.
c. spoiling children.
d. negative reinforcement.
Question 5Naomi continued to text with her friends at the dinner table even after being told numerous times not to do so. Her parents then took her phone away for a week. This is an example of __________.
a. positive punishment.
b. negative punishment.
c. positive reinforcement.
d. negative reinforcement.