A Man Launches a Campaign to Change a Law He

question 18

Multiple Choice

A man launches a campaign to change a law he does not like. According to Rotter, whether the man persists at this campaign depends on if

• A) he is reinforced for his behavior.
• B) he expects to be reinforced for his behavior.
• C) he has seen a model that was reinforced for similar behavior.
• D) the rewards he thinks he will receive really exist.

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Definitions:

Serial-Position Effect

A phenomenon in memory that suggests that when learning a list, people tend to remember the first and last items better than those in the middle.

Alphabet

A set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used to represent the basic sounds of a language, particularly for writing.

Mnemonic Devices

Techniques a person can use to help them improve their ability to remember something, often by associating patterns, such as letters or associations, with the information being memorized.

Procedural Memory

The type of long-term memory responsible for knowing how to do things, also known as muscle memory.