Geoff's friends tease him for visiting the public library during summer holidays. As a result, Geoff stops visiting the library. In this example, the teasing acted as:
a. positive punishment.
b. negative punishment.
c. positive reinforcement.
d. negative reinforcement.
Answer: a
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In Rogers' opinion, satellite relationships can work if marriage partners:
a. accept them on an intellectual and emotional level b. devalue their marriage c. do not inform each other of their extra-marital relationships d. accept them on a abstract and theoretical level
Which of the following is an advantage of using non-human subjects in psychology research?
A) Research on non-humans does not have to be reviewed by ethics committees. B) Many lab animals have relatively short life spans, so several generations can be observed. C) Researchers do not have to justify risk and discomfort by the potential scientific value of the research. D) There are no advantages of animal research over human research.
These generally begin with a piercing scream
a) parasomnias b) sleep terrors c) somnambulism d) somniloquy
In his day-to-day life, Deron's behavior is influenced by many external rules and societal values. According to Rogers, these external rules and societal values are likely to conflict with Deron's ________, which can inhibit self-actualization.
a) superego b) behavioral approach system c) organismic valuing process d) operant conditioning