Age Differences in Divided Attention Tasks Depend on the Level

question 81

Multiple Choice

Age differences in divided attention tasks depend on the level of difficulty; on easy tasks there are ____ differences, but on hard tasks ____ adults do better

• A) large; younger
• B) small; older
• C) no; younger
• D) no; older

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcers

Innate reinforcing stimuli that satisfy basic biological needs or desires, such as food, water, and sleep, without learning.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that acquire their reinforcing properties through their association with primary reinforcers, such as money getting its value from the things it can buy.

Schedules of Reinforcement

The specific patterns and timings of rewards or punishments that control the rate and timing of responses in operant conditioning.

Response Pattern

The characteristic manner in which an individual or system reacts to a specific stimulus or series of stimuli.