A man who is very overweight is trying to cut down on the amount of food that he eats. He wears a thick rubber band on his wrist and whenever he finds himself in the kitchen, he snaps the rubber band, causing a sharp pain
The man is using a technique that has a strong similarity to
a. systematic desensitization.
b. flooding.
c. self-injurious therapy.
d. aversion therapy.
Answer: d. aversion therapy.
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Newsom (1999) proposes a model of how certain aspects of care can produce negative perceptions of care directly or by affecting the interactions between caregiver and care recipient. In this model, which of the following is a care recipient variable?
a. quality of help b. burden c. life events d. need for independence
The different categories of validity
a. are important distinctions with little overlap. b. have little use when determining overall validity. c. must each be considered in order to determine validity of a scale. d. are convenient grouping methods, but not distinctly different from each other.
According to empiricism, knowledge comes through
a. the study of consciousness. b. introspection and self-report. c. contemplation. d. philosophic debate. e. observation and experience.
What evidence supports the claim that children were sometimes treated as though
they were miniature adults? (a) the sexual exploitation of children (b) children working in mines and sweatshops (c) the child's description of how a bicycle works (d) the child's description of how marbles are played (e) both A and B