You Are Building a New Home in a Climate Where

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Essay

You are building a new home in a climate where there is a persistent snow cover for the 6 coldest months of the year. In order to improve your energy efficiency, should you choose light colored shingles or dark colored shingles? Justify your answer using appropriate terminology.

Comprehend the concept of shaping behavior through successive approximations.

Recognize the significance of the relationship between behavior and its consequences.

Analyze real-life scenarios to identify examples of operant conditioning.

Understand the impact of reinforcement magnitude, timing, and frequency on the strength of learned behaviors.

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Definitions:

Bystander Effect

A social psychological phenomenon in which individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present, under the assumption that someone else will take action.

Scapegoat Theory

A social psychological concept that suggests individuals or groups are unfairly blamed for problems not of their making.

Mere Exposure Effect

A psychological phenomenon in which repeated exposure to a stimulus increases an individual's preference for that stimulus.

Ingroup Bias

Describes the tendency to favor members of one's own group over those from external groups.