Gia Has Learned That If the TV Is Tuned to a Football

question 280

Multiple Choice

Gia has learned that if the TV is tuned to a football game, asking her father to take her to the park always results in the answer "No." If the TV is off, her father almost always answers "Yes." The status of the TV is an example of a:

• A)shaping stimulus
• B)negative reinforcer
• C)conditioned stimulus
• D)discriminative stimulus

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Definitions:

Visually Associating

The process of forming connections or associations between visual images to facilitate remembering or understanding.

Mental Images

are representations in a person's mind of the physical world outside of that person, which can include visual, auditory, or other sensory experiences.

Imagery

Mental pictures; a powerful aid to effortful processing, especially when combined with encoding.

Typewriter

A mechanical or electromechanical machine for writing characters similar to those produced by printer's movable type, typically by means of keys struck by the operator.