In Hopes of Acquiring a Sexual Partner,Johnny Spends a Good

question 18

Multiple Choice

In hopes of acquiring a sexual partner,Johnny spends a good deal of time getting ready for his night out.According to evolutionary psychologists,this effort would be identified as:

• A) Affection effort.
• B) Mating effort.
• C) Parenting effort.
• D) Presentation effort.

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Definitions:

Punishment

A consequence imposed for breaking a rule or law, intended to discourage the behavior.

Operant Responding

A technique of teaching that involves giving rewards for good behavior and punishments for bad behavior.

Negative Punishment

Removing a desirable stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Positive Punishment

In operant conditioning, a method that involves adding an unfavorable outcome or event following an undesired behavior, intended to decrease the likelihood of the behavior recurring.