The application of operant-conditioning techniques to teach new responses or to reduce or eliminate maladaptive or problematic behavior is called ________

In the study by Blackwell et al. (2007), compared to low-achieving math students given lessons on improving study skills and memory strategies, low-achieving math students who received lessons focused on achieving a growth mindset

a. showed declining math grades from 6th to 7th grade. b. showed declines in math grades, but not as much as students given lessons on study skills. c. showed increases in math grades. d. showed increases in math grades, but not as much as the study skills group.

When psychologists began to examine mental processes in a completely different way than biologists studied anatomy, they laid the groundwork for functional psychology

a. True b. False