Alicia Is an Avid Online Poker Player

question 68

Multiple Choice

Alicia is an avid online poker player. She spends hours every day playing poker online. Initially, she played because she really enjoyed the game and it gave her an exciting feeling. However, over the past few months she has noticed that she experiences higher anxiety levels if she has not played in a while and she feels like she needs to play to reduce this anxiety.
-After several months,Alicia's poker playing habit has been maintained by _______________.

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

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Definitions:

Sensorimotor Stage

The first of Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development, where infants from 0 to 2 years understand the world through their actions and sensory experiences.

Cognitive Development

The growth and change in mental capacities such as learning, attention, memory, language, and reasoning over time.

Physical Interaction

The effect that objects have on each other because of their mass and physical proximity, often resulting in a change in motion or position.

Cognitive Development

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