Randall Believes That Aliens Crashed in Western Canada in the 1950s.When

question 149

Multiple Choice

Randall believes that aliens crashed in Western Canada in the 1950s.When looking for information about this on the internet,he ignores any sites that are skeptical of his belief and only visits and talks with his friends about the sites that support his belief.This is an example of:

• A)mental set.
• B)confirmation bias.
• C)functional fixedness.
• D)divergent thinking.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Theorist

A scholar or researcher who studies and explains human behavior through various theories and models, focusing on observable behavior and its triggers.

Conditioning

According to behaviorism, the processes of learning. The word conditioning emphasizes the importance of repeated experiences, as when an athlete conditions his or her body by training day after day.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention until it is associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Positive Reinforcement

A technique used in behavior analysis to increase the likelihood of a desired response by adding a reward after the desired behavior is exhibited.