For most of her childhood, Arielle was subjected to physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her father. As an adult, Arielle suffers from severe depression. Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between Arielle's abuse and her depression?
A. Arielle's childhood abuse caused her adult depression.
B. Arielle's childhood abuse is correlated with her adult depression.
C. Arielle's depression is coincidental and is unrelated to her childhood abuse.
D. Depression is a result of genetics and was passed down to Arielle by her father.
Answer: B
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a. are physical. b. do not cause any harm. c. are rare. d. are not easily diagnosed.
Karen is "potty training" Andrew. First she gives him a cookie when he spends time near the potty, then he gets a cookie if he sits on the potty, and finally he gets a cookie for making "poo-poo" in the potty. Karen is using a procedure called:
A. negative reinforcement B. generalization C. shaping D. intermittent reinforcement
If you walk under a ladder and then break a leg, you may avoid ladders in the future. Each time you avoid a ladder and nothing happens, this avoidance action is reinforced. This illustrates
a. the method of successive approximations. b. superstitious behavior. c. shaping. d. response chaining.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Auditory sensory memory is much shorter in duration than visual sensory memory.