What is the primary concept in operant conditioning?

Which adolescent is likely to be the most advanced at coping with stress?

a) Joy, who talks to her friends Lachelle and Jessica about what she is dealing with b) Ryan, who is always laughing and joking despite the death of his father c) Blake, who gets angry and leaves the room when his parents show concern for him d) Jennifer, who does not talk about what is happening to her because she does not deal with the reality of the situation

What was one reason the Educational Testing Service gave for the decline in SAT scores of graduating high school seniors during the 1960s and 1970s?

A. increasing numbers of minority students taking the SAT B. weaker academic records and increased diversity of student backgrounds C. changing attitudes of parents leading to lack of confidence in education D. student perceptions that scoring well on standardized tests was not “cool”