A youngster finds that whenever he cries, he receives attention from his mom. So he cries a lot more in order to receive attention. Technically, the attention he receives is
a. a negative reinforcer.
b. a positive reinforcer.
c. a negative punisher.
d. neither a reinforcer nor a punisher.
Answer: b. a positive reinforcer.
Psychology
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a. Language has a complete control over how people categorize the world. b. Language can have some effects on categorization, but the effects are limited. c. Language has no effect on categorization. d. Researchers have not addressed this question.
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