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MCAT Psychological Social Foundations Flashcards: 7c Cognitive Processes Learning

Study 7c Cognitive Processes Learning in MCAT Psychological Social Foundations with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Identify the schedule: reinforcement after a variable number of responses.

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ANSWER

Variable-ratio schedule. Unpredictable count maintains high, steady responding.

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MCAT Psychological Social Foundations: Foundational Concept 7: Behavior and Behavior Change

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A study assessed observational learning in risk-taking. College students watched a peer complete a driving simulation. In one condition, the peer drove aggressively and was shown "winning" with social approval from onlookers; in another, the peer drove cautiously and received neutral reactions. Students then completed the simulation alone. Which result best supports observational learning as the mechanism?
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