A Child Asks to Be Allowed to Stay Up an Extra

question 137

Multiple Choice

A child asks to be allowed to stay up an extra half-hour only when his mother is in a good mood,because that is when she is most likely to agree.What does this example illustrate

• A) acquisition 
• B) shaping 
• C) stimulus generalization 
• D) stimulus discrimination

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Definitions:

Significant Correlation

A statistics term indicating a strong association between two variables, suggesting that when one changes, the other is likely to change in a predictable way.

Phenotype

The overt characteristics and behaviors of an organism.

Genotype

The complete set of an organism’s genes.

Direct Expression

A mode of communication where thoughts and feelings are conveyed openly and without subtext.