The defining characteristic of motivational enhancement therapy is that it addresses _____.

a. ambivalence about giving up substance use
b. learning to manage substance cravings
c. cultivating friendships with people who are not involved in substance use
d. incentives for abstinence


Ans: a. ambivalence about giving up substance use

Psychology

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a. Operant models b. Classical conditioning models c. Social learning models d. Social cognition models

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Recent work on production systems models has focused on developing ______________ production systems that "learn" in order to simulate the actual process of developmental change

A) self-modifying. B) human C) emotional D) metalinguistic

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Which of the following statements regarding infant free play assessments is not true?

A) In general, the assessments require a trained examiner. B) Play assessment may represent a viable way to assess cognitive development in all cultures because children in all societies engage in play behavior. C) Many of the play assessments are guided by Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory. D) Play assessments often can be used with children possessing low mental abilities or mental ages.

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At present, ______ therapy is empirically supported for the treatment of dissociative identity disorder.

a. no b. cognitive behavioral c. humanistic d. psychodynamic

Psychology