Miguel Has Been Unable to Sleep for the Past One

question 80

Multiple Choice

Miguel has been unable to sleep for the past one week.His wife gives him a vitamin pill and tells him that it will help him sleep at night.The next morning, Miguel is thrilled because he has slept better than ever before.In this scenario, Miguel's response to the vitamin can be attributed to

• A)the schedules of reinforcement.
• B)aversive conditioning.
• C)spontaneous recovery.
• D)the placebo effect.

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Definitions:

European Views

Perspectives and opinions stemming from Europe, reflecting its diverse cultures, politics, and societies, often in the context of international relations or historical developments.

Pequot War

A conflict between Native American Pequot tribe and an alliance of the English colonists and their Native American allies during 1636-1638 in New England, resulting in the decimation of the Pequot tribe.

Colonial Expansion

The process by which a country extends its control and influence into new territories, often through colonization for economic, political, or military reasons.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, through which an individual makes associations between certain behaviors and their consequences.