A Trial Begins with Presentation of a Discriminative Stimulus

question 36

Multiple Choice

A trial begins with presentation of a discriminative stimulus.If the stimulus is a light, a food pellet reinforcer will be set up after 20 seconds and can be earned with a lever press.If the stimulus is a tone, a food pellet reinforcer will be set up after 40 seconds and can be earned with a lever press.Test trials involve recording the subject's responses over 80 non­reinforced seconds.This type of experiment is investigating an organism's ability to

• A)form concepts.
• B)produce durations.
• C)estimate durations.
• D)chunk information.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

The fundamental attribution error is a cognitive bias where people disproportionately attribute others' actions to their personality or disposition rather than situational factors.

Actor/Observer Bias

The tendency to attribute one's own actions to external causes while attributing others' actions to their internal characteristics.

Ingroup/Outgroup Bias

The tendency to favor members of one's own group (the ingroup) over those from different groups (outgroup), often leading to prejudice and discrimination.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that influences behavior in a way that makes the belief become true.