The best practical index of the strength of a behavior is:
a. duration.
b. frequency.
c. reinforcement value.
d. its rules.
B.
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Trisha is a client who wants to reduce her cigarette smoking behaviors. Her behavioral therapist instructs her to imagine that while she is smoking, her lungs are impaired and she is desperately but unsuccessfully trying to catch her breath. This technique is best described as
a. behavioral rehearsal. b. covert sensitization. c. shaping. d. overcorrection.
Melissa is a participant in a research study. She is told to complete the following sums:
10+9, 8-7, 6+5, 4-3 Then she is asked what number she is thinking of when she sees the following pairing: 2, 1 Based on the research of Narziss Ach, what number is she likely to say? a. 1 c. 3 b. 2 d. 4
What did Milgram do that made his experiments questionable in terms of ethics?
A. He did not tell the learner that the shocks were faked, so they reacted as if they were shocked. B. He paid more if the teacher obeyed until the end of the experiment. C. He sometimes actually let the learners get shocked at lower voltage to add authenticity. D. He did not tell the teachers that they were not really shocking the learners until after the experiment.
What did Pavlov notice that made him change the focus of his experiments?
A. Some dogs seemed to learn from the consequences of their behavior choices. B. Half of the dogs only salivated for canned food, not dry kibble. C. The dogs sometimes started salivating when they saw Pavlov approach with the food. D. He felt that his digestion experiments were using the wrong methodology.