If you learn to close the door to keep out the insects, what process increased this behavior?
a. Disequilibrium principle
b. Positive reinforcement
c. Negative reinforcement
d. Stimulus generalization
c
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a. antisocial; prosocial b. enabling; constricting c. prosocial; antisocial d. constricting; enabling
Lately, Rena finds her herself eating nonstop, even when she isn’t hungry. She feels increasingly frustrated that she cannot seem to control her appetite and seeks the help of a mental health professional. Rena’s therapist challenges her to think about her past dieting failures, in which Rena would strictly limit her caloric intake. She asks whether Rena’s “all-or-nothing” view of eating was rational: “Is it realistic to think that portion control should be either rigid or not worth regulating at all”? What type of therapy does this scenario illustrate?
a. ?psychoanalytical b. ?cognitive c. ?humanistic d. ?behavioral
Mr. Perkins is surprised that his most valued employee was late getting to work. He wonders if the employee might have had car trouble or encountered a traffic jam. Mr. Perkins is attributing his employee's tardiness to an
a. internal cause. b. external cause. c. actionable demand. d. evaluative demand.
Mary suffered a head injury in a car accident last week. Since that time, she has experienced difficulty understanding what the doctors have been saying to her. Mary may be exhibiting
a) alexia. b) aphasia. c) apraxia. d) aprosodia.