Thomas Is Constantly Searching for Employment,but Has Yet to Be

question 51

Multiple Choice

Thomas is constantly searching for employment,but has yet to be hired.While Thomas is outside in the unemployment line,a woman yells at him as she drives by,"Get a job,you lazy bum!" Her assumption about Thomas is an example of the

• A) primary attributional fault.
• B) cognitive failure error.
• C) principal retribution inaccuracy.
• D) fundamental intervention error.
• E) fundamental attribution error.

Understand the concepts of positive and negative reinforcement and their effects on behavior.

Recognize the role of consequences in shaping behavior through the law of effect.

Apply understanding of operant conditioning to analyze real-life behaviors and reinforcement scenarios.

Understand the selectivity of phobias and the evolutionary perspective on fear conditioning.

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