If ignoring children's temper tantrums causes them to cease, a psychologist would call this effect negative reinforcement

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

False

Psychology

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Sara received a painful shock while typing at her computer and now reacts with fear whenever she sees a computer. What is the unconditioned stimulus in this example?

a) the keyboard b) the computer c) the shock d) the fear reaction

Psychology

Tyrel is only 5 years old. He is angry at his brother and is about to hit him when he stops. According to Lawrence Kohlberg, it is most likely that Tyrel did not hit his brother because he:

a. respects the rules of the house. b. does not want to get into trouble. c. realizes that all human beings deserve to live without violence. d. wants to conform to the rules of the house.

Psychology