The idea that a behavior will increase or decrease based on the consequences that follow that behavior is crucial to ________

a. operant conditioning
b. insight learning
c. vicarious learning
d. classical conditioning

Answer: a

Psychology

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a. true b. false

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When Schaie tested adult intelligence using a cross-sequential research design, he found

a gain until the late 50s in all but one ability. moderately large decrements in all areas from age 40 to age 50. stability until the mid-30s and decline thereafter. that beyond age 60, only some abilities decrease.

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