Activation of specific receptors by stimuli is called ________

In an experiment with an FD-30 schedule, what does the number 30 indicate?

a) The number of times the subject must respond b) The amount of time between reinforcements c) The average amount of time between reinforcements d) The amount of time the subject must respond

Dr. Garonski is testing his hypothesis that people use hand

gestures more in communication when emotionally aroused than when calm. When his results were reviewed, it was noted that Dr. Garonski sometimes missed seeing small gestures in the calm condition. This is an example of A) conjunctive fallacy. B) confirmation bias. Correct. Confirmation bias is the tendency to seek out information that supports our point of view and ignore evidence that contradicts our point of view. C) attribution error. D) a single-variable explanation. Incorrect. The tendency to only consider information that is consistent with our views is called the confirmation bias.