Ellen is shown a somewhat ambiguous picture of a person in a lab coat studying what looks like a medical chart. Ellen is then asked to tell a story about this person. She says that this person is a new resident in a hospital and is working very long hours, but is happy to have finally reached his goal of becoming a doctor. In this story, Ellen is illustrating ____.

A police officer is interviewing a young child about a possible instance of child abuse. What should the interviewer do and avoid doing?

What will be an ideal response?

A mute mental patient is first given a token each time he or she says a word. Next, tokens are given for speaking a complete sentence. Later, the patient is gradually required to speak more often, then to answer questions, and eventually to carry on a short conversation in order to receive tokens. This gradual improvement of the patient's communication skills is an example of

a. shaping. b. reciprocal inhibition. c. classical conditioning. d. systematic desensitization.

What changes in the academic environment do students experience in the transition from elementary school to middle or junior high?

What will be an ideal response?

"I don't know what is wrong with me," says Lucy. "It used to take just a couple of drinks to get me ‘going,' but now it takes four or five." What is Lucy exhibiting?

A) Withdrawal B) Tolerance C) Delirium D) Resistance