When Timmy hits his little brother while they are playing video games, his Mom removes him from the game and he has to sit in a chair by himself for five minutes. As a result, Timmy is less likely to hit his brother in the future. Which punishment procedure is involved in this example?
a. time-out
b. isolation
c. overcorrection
d. negative reinforcement
a
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You are reading an article online about a survey examining sexual behavior in adolescents. Based upon Module 12, what is the most serious concern you have about the survey's validity?
A. the wording of the questions B. the sample size C. the accuracy of adolescents to remember their sexual behavior D. state-dependent memory
A) Discuss the ethical considerations that researchers must consider when conducting research with humans. b) Discuss the ethical considerations that researchers must consider when conducting research with animals
What will be an ideal response?
The Inwald Personality Inventory was designed specifically to
A. identify psychologically unsuitable law enforcement candidates. B. identify psychologically suitable law enforcement candidates. C. predict whether someone would make a good detective. D. work in conjunction with the MMPI.
Each of the following demonstrates the characteristics of Piaget's Substage 4: Coordination of secondary circular reactions EXCEPT
a) an infant's independence from his/her parent. b) an infant's newfound purposefulness. c) an infant's ability to use means to attain a particular end. d) an infant's skill in anticipating future circumstances.