John and Sue are trying to get their house painted, but neither of them put much time into it. They write a behavioral contract to increase the amount of time they each spend painting. If John spends less than 15 hours painting during the week he cannot watch sports on the weekend, and if Sue spends less than 15 hours painting she cannot go shopping on the weekend. This is an example of a
____________ contract.
a. quid pro quo
b. two-party
c. unilateral
d. one-party
b
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It has been a surprise to many researchers to find that the most common profile among sexual-minority youth at the age of 23 is __________________________
a. mostly or completely homosexual b. mostly heterosexual or bisexual c. a shifting pattern that is hard to label d. reversion to a heterosexual preference
A therapist providing treatment for a woman who is clinically depressed develops an incentive program to help her engage more in social activities. For every approved activity that she completes, she wins points that later can be exchanged for items she finds desirable. The therapist is using a version of _____, and this treatment is consistent with the theoretical orientation of _____.
A) interpersonal therapy; Carl Rogers B) person-centreed therapy; Carl Rogers C) systematic desensitization; B. F. Skinner D) a token economy; B. F. Skinner
Heroin and other opiate drugs are thought to be functionally similar to:
a. dopamine b. acetylcholine c. endorphins d. GABA e. serotonin
Regarding growth problems, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Growth disorders, such as dwarfism, giantism, and acromegaly result from over- or undersecretion of the pineal gland. b. Individuals with hypopituitary dwarfism are perfectly proportioned, but tiny. c. Regular injections of growth hormone can raise a hypopituitary child's height by several inches, usually to the short side of average. d. Acromegaly produces prominent facial features, which some people have used as a basis for careers as character actors and wrestlers.