(Last Word) "Nudges" Refer to

question 182

Multiple Choice

(Last Word) "Nudges" refer to

• A) subtle changes in policies or practices that result in large behavioral changes.
• B) legal changes made without much publicity that require significant changes in behavior.
• C) coercion by governmental authorities.
• D) changes in endowments that significantly alter behavior.

Recognize the role of stimuli and responses in classical conditioning.

Understand the principles underlying operant conditioning.

Define and differentiate between unconditioned and conditioned stimuli and responses.

Recognize the experimental apparatus used in key studies of learning (e.g., Skinner box, puzzle box).

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Definitions:

Effective Parenting Techniques

Strategies and approaches used by parents to raise children who are healthy, educated, and socially responsible.

B.F. Skinner

An American psychologist and behaviorist known for his work in developing the theory of operant conditioning and for inventing the Skinner box.

Behaviorist

A psychologist who studies and applies principles of behaviorism, a theory that focuses on observable behaviors and discards theories involving the mind.

Cognitive Neuroscientist

A scientist who studies the biological processes and aspects that underlie cognition, with a particular focus on the neural connections in the brain which are involved in mental processes.