Which of the Following Would Be the Reason an Individual

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be the reason an individual looking at a class picture might see his or her own face first?

• A) because of its proximity to the other faces
• B) because it is figure and the rest of the class is ground
• C) because it is the image that allows closure
• D) because it is ground and the rest of the class is figure

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Definitions:

Partial Reinforcement Effect

The tendency for a behavior to become more resistant to extinction following intermittent reinforcement than after continuous reinforcement.

Behavioral Contrast Effect

A phenomenon observed in conditioning where the response to a conditioned stimulus changes when an alternative stimulus is presented with different reinforcement conditions.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process whereby a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears as a result of the conditioned stimulus being presented without reinforcement.

Reinforcer

Any stimulus that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior by its occurrence.