In her work with porpoises, Karen Pryor gradually realized that what she had to do to get novel behavior from the animals was to _______
a. reinforce novel behavior
b. punish repetitive behavior
c. shape the novel behavior she wanted
d. provide noncontingent reinforcement
A
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Dr. Humboldt adheres to the quantitative, statistical approach to clinical judgment and interpretation. Furthermore, he knows that there is a strong association between childhood sexual abuse and borderline personality disorder. Which of the following is a safe assumption for Dr. Humboldt to make?
a. If Patient A reports a history of sexual abuse during childhood, then he or she is guaranteed to have borderline personality disorder. b. If Patient A reports a history of sexual abuse during childhood, then there is a 75% chance that he or she has borderline personality disorder. c. If Patient A reports a history of sexual abuse during childhood, then there is an increased probability that he or she has borderline personality disorder, relative to patients without that history. d. If Patient A reports a history of sexual abuse during childhood, then he or she is more likely than not to have borderline personality disorder.
The first noticeable signs of play activity in young infants is
A) using toys appropriately. B) imitating other infants. C) repeating actions with their own bodies. D) intent eye contact.
Compare gender, sex, and gender roles, and give an example of each.
What will be an ideal response?
The infant mortality rate (the number of babies that die during the first year of their life) is
A. only high in low-income mothers. B. attributable largely to birth defects and SIDS. C. lower in the United States than in most other industrialized countries. D. higher in the United States than ever before.