A parent says to a child, "If you study for an hour each night this week you can watch the late movie on Friday night." This example involves a(n): Question options:
indirect-acting reinforcer
direct-acting reinforcer
natural reinforcer
unconditioned
indirect-acting reinforcer
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In the diathesis-stress theory, the diathesis is ____
a. the amount of stressful life changes that activates a disorder b. the individual's predisposition to develop illness c. an individual's neurotransmitter imbalance d. a faulty schema the individual uses to understand the world
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health revealed that current alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine use
A. is at the same level compared to 1980. B. is higher compared to 1980. C. is lower compared to 1992. D. hasn't changed much in the past 15 years.
Because of their advanced ______, middle-aged adults are better able than young adults to acknowledge and accept both their positive and negative qualities and maintain their self-esteem.
A. financial and emotional security B. cognitive affective complexity C. executive function D. wisdom and experience
Professor Villanueva has developed a new form of therapy that he believes reduces anxiety. He bases his claim on the fact that 63 percent of the people who go through his program show little to no anxiety after treatment
Why might a scientist be skeptical of his claim? a. There is no control group to compare to the people in his program. b. He lacks a well-developed hypothesis. c. Over 30 percent of the people did not improve. d. The professor conducted an experiment when he should have done a laboratory observation.