An important feature of the developmental psychopathology perspective is that the developmental outcome of any particular child is determined by the
A) the child's physical environment.
B) the genotype the child inherits.
C) the transactions that occur among both internal and external factors.
D) the social interactions experienced by the child.
C) the transactions that occur among both internal and external factors. Both typical and atypical development are influenced by a wide variety of biological and environmental factors.
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Vicarious reinforcement can best be described as learning
a. through ignoring negative behaviors in a naturalistic setting b. by observing what happens to someone else who is either rewarded or punished for their actions c. through trial and error d. through repeated associations between two stimuli either conditioned or unconditioned
In contrast to the NGRI verdict, the GBMI verdict usually specifies all of the following EXCEPT that a. the accused be given a prison sentence just as if there were no mental illness present
b. the accused may be either hospitalized or imprisoned, as determined by legal authorities. c. the accused may be either hospitalized or imprisoned, as determined by medical authorities. d. if the person recovers from the mental illness before the sentence has passed, he or she can be confined to prison for the maximum length of the term.
A dog is placed in a two-compartment cage and is shocked while in one of the compartments. The dog quickly learns to jump to the other compartment. This reflects __________learning
a. escape b. place c. latent d. respondent
From an evolutionary point of view the newest part of the brain is:
(a) the brain stem (b) the old mammalian brain (c) the cortex (d) none of the above