While You Are Driving, You Often Talk on Your Cell

question 197

Multiple Choice

While you are driving, you often talk on your cell phone or change channels on your radio because driving

• A)is performed using a well-defined explicit memory.
• B)was learned through massed practice.
• C)has become overlearned.
• D)has numerous retrieval cues to aid in its performance.

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Definitions:

Positive Reinforcer

A stimulus which, when presented after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Reinforce

To strengthen a behavior by providing a consequence that increases the likelihood of the behavior being repeated.

Avoidance Conditioning

A response that prevents the occurrence of a punisher. This increases the probability of a low-occurring response and maintains that response at a high level. The principle of avoidance conditioning states that a behavior will increase in frequency if it prevents a punisher from occurring.

Yelled At

The act of raising one’s voice in a sharp, often aggressive manner, typically as a form of reprimand or expression of frustration towards someone.