You place a rubber band around your wrist. Every time you catch yourself engaging in negative self-talk, "pop" the rubber band as mild punishment. This technique is known as
a. covert sensitization.
b. thought stopping.
c. desensitization.
d. implosion.
B
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A. meiosis B. constriction C. mitosis D. reproduction
Although the human senses are very sensitive, ________
a. they do not allow us to easily detect differences in intensity. b. they respond only to a narrow band of physical energy. c. they are very slow to respond to changes in a stimulus. d. their just noticeable difference (jnd) is low.
Homo sapiens 200,000 years ago had a vocal apparatus that was not notably different from ____
a. chimpanzees b. ours c. baboons d. gorillas
You caution a friend about eating so many foods that are high in fat content
Your friend replies that his grandfather ate all the bacon and cheese he wanted, and he lived to be 93. Which of the following is the BEST explanation for your friend's error in reasoning? a. the Barnum effect b. the use of individual cases c. the self-fulfilling prophecy d. the fallacy of negative instances