Pookie, the puppy, continually throws her squeaky toy off the couch and barks until her owner picks it up and gives it back to her. The function of this behaviour is to get Pookie a reward, namely, attention from her tired graduate-student owner. Seeking to understand behaviour in this way is known as
Answer: functional analysis.
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If a child is born with missing or stunted limbs, which of the following is the mother MOST likely to have ingested during the second month of pregnancy?
a. Alcohol b. Valium c. Thalidomide d. Tetracycline
Which statement about the characteristics of women having legal abortions is true?
a. Over 80% are age 20 and under. b. Over 80% are beyond the 12th week of pregnancy. c. Over 80% have had one or more previous abortions. d. Over 80% were unmarried.
Recent research has indicated that most older adults
want to work as long as they are physically able. want to retire as soon as they are eligible. prefer semiretirement to full retirement. prefer to find less strenuous employment after they retire.
Which type of information processing is NOT considered effortful?
a. Semantic b. Maintenance rehearsal c. Elaborative rehearsal d. Automatic e. Deep