The "school of hard knocks" (learning important lessons via repeated failures) is only
likely to be successful if
a. the school uses ratio schedules of reinforcement.
b. the school uses interval schedules of reinforcement.
c. successes sometimes occur between the failures.
d. a few successes occur early.
e. there are long stretches of failure and no successes.
c. successes sometimes occur between the failures.
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The higher an individual rates in psychoticism, the less likely he or she is to express religious views or attend religious services. Why is the most likely for this?
a) The church services are often too long for them to sit through without getting antsy, so they stop going and eventually stop believing in the norms, values, and beliefs held by other followers. b) These individuals are generally lower in creativity than normal individuals and cannot understand the intangible concepts of God and spirituality. c) These individuals are not easily conditioned and typically have a high degree of impulsivity that impairs the formation of the conditioned responses involved with organized religion. d) The majority of these individuals were never exposed to religious values, beliefs, or norms at any point in their lives.
Which best captures the phenomenon of "attitude alignment"
a. people chose partners who share their attitudes b. people tend to like someone who likes them c. relationships are happier when partners idealize one another somewhat d. over time, partners modify their attitudes to become more similar to one another