Lloyd's Roommate, Don, Classically Conditioned Lloyd to Cringe Whenever Don

question 113

Multiple Choice

Lloyd's roommate, Don, classically conditioned Lloyd to cringe whenever Don opened a squeaky drawer by pairing a squeak with a table tennis ball to Lloyd's head. Lloyd wants to return the favor, so when Don is out, Lloyd discreetly wires an electrode to the drawer handle so that Don will be shocked when he touches it. Lloyd is using ____.

• A) negative reinforcement
• B) positive reinforcement
• C) negative punishment
• D) positive punishment

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Definitions:

Illusory Correlation

The phenomenon of perceiving a relationship between variables even when no such relationship exists.

Social Traits

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Social Schemas

Mental structures that represent and organize knowledge about social concepts, roles, and dynamics.

Co-variation Inferences

Logical deductions made when determining the cause of an observed effect by noting the time or situation when the effect varies.