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chads108

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on: Jun 21, 2018
To Skinner, self-control means:
 
  a. the conscious control of internal behavior.
  b. positively reinforced behaviors.
  c. control over the variables that determine behavior.
  d. will power that has been conditioned.

Question 2

Superstitious behavior is learned quickly when there are:
 
  a. constant reinforcements regardless of outcome.
  b. short intervals between reinforcers.
  c. animal subjects rather than human.
  d. functional relationships between behavior and reinforcement.


atrochim

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
FEEDBACK: The ability to exert control over the variables that determine our behavior is called self-control. According to Skinner, behavior is controlled and modified by variables that are external to the organism.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
FEEDBACK: Superstitious behaviors are persistent behaviors that have a coincidental and not a functional relationship to the reinforcement received. With short intervals between reinforcers, superstitious behaviors are learned quickly.


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