The Ability to Use Another Person's Reactions as Useful InFormation

question 200

Multiple Choice

The ability to use another person's reactions as useful inFormation about the world is known as:

• A)social referencing.
• B)joint attention.
• C)assimilation.
• D)the theory of mind.

Explain the phenomena of extinction, spontaneous recovery, stimulus generalization, and discrimination in classical conditioning.

Identify and understand the role of negative and positive reinforcers in shaping behavior.

Distinguish between different types of reinforcement schedules and their effects on behavior.

Realize the impact of conditioning studies on the field of behaviorism and psychological thought.

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