Which branch of psychologyhas grown the fastest in the last 20 years?

Skinner's definition of operant conditioning differs from Thorndike's law of effect in that it views consequences in terms of their effect upon the strength of behavior rather than whether they are _____ or ______.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

The discussion of reading comprehension emphasized that people draw inferences during reading. For example, when people were reading a passage that contradicted an inference, they usually took longer to read it

a. if the goal sentence was located near the contradictory material, rather than far away. b. only if they were allowed a long processing time between reading the passage and judging it. c. in both the "near" and the "far" conditions. d. if they were novices, rather than experts