According to the Spencer–Bain principle, ______.
a. the probability of a behavior is increased if it is followed with a pleasurable outcome and decreased if it is
followed by painful outcome
b. the organisms with the best adapted features will be more likely to survive and reproduce
c. advantageous traits are handed down from parents to offspring, resulting in a better adapted species over time
d. a person will persist in behaviors that increase their likelihood of survival and abandon behaviors that do not
a. the probability of a behavior is increased if it is followed with a pleasurable outcome and decreased if it is
followed by painful outcome
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Taking a shortcut through the park late one night, you catch a glimpse of movement in the shadows. Automatically, your ________ mobilizes your body into action and your ________ tells the muscles in your legs to run
a. sympathetic nervous system; spinal cord b. parasympathetic nervous system; brain c. sympathetic nervous system; somatic nervous system d. parasympathetic nervous system; somatic nervous system
Which of the following is NOT correct regarding the intervention program called Fast Track?
a. Fast Track is designed to teach academic and social skills to elementary-school children. b. Fast Track is designed to teach life and vocational skills to adolescents. c. Aggressive and destructive behavior among children who were at the highest risk in kindergarten was doubled compared to similar high-risk children who did not go through the Fast Track program. d. Fast Track is designed to teach parents skills for effective child rearing and how to stay involved with the children and monitor their behavior.