During a Study by Oishi (2007),participants Played a Trivia Game

question 25

Multiple Choice

During a study by Oishi (2007) ,participants played a trivia game against four other students.Participants were allowed to help the other players,even though it could cause them to lose the game.Under what conditions were participants more likely to help other players?

• A) When they were new to the group.
• B) When they had been in the group longer.
• C) When they had a clear lead in the game.
• D) When they were the only female.
• E) When they were the only male

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning strategy that consists of continuously pairing two stimuli; the reaction that is at the beginning evoked by the second stimulus, is eventually evoked by the first stimulus singularly.

Negative Reinforcement

A process in behavior modification where the removal of an undesirable or unpleasant stimulus strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of lessened response.

Operant Conditioning

A technique for adjusting behavior by dispensing rewards for good actions or penalties for bad ones.