The behavioral therapy that uses counterconditioning to replace pleasant reactions to a harmful stimulus with something unpleasant is:

a. systematic desensitization
b. use of a token economy
c. aversion therapy
d. observational learning


C

Psychology

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Conformity occurs when you change behavior because of group pressure.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The dimension along which a study context can be related to other potential contexts is called the ____

a. sampling frame b. generalizability c. similarity index d. gradient of similarity

Psychology

You are a prosecutor preparing a case. The facts of the case support a charge of either capital murder or first- degree murder, but you are not sure how you feel about the morality of the death penalty. You have asked for opinions from other prosecutors in your office. Mary comes to your office and argues in favor of charging capital murder. She believes that capital punishment is just a proportional punishment. Mary's point of view reflects which ethical system?

A. Utilitarianism B. Ethics of care C. Teleological ethics D. Ethical formalism

Psychology

Most countries still allow parents to spank their young children; nearly all ____

a. encourage extreme forms of verbal punishment b. have outlawed beatings and other harsh forms of physical punishment c. regulate punishment techniques in "state-sponsored" courses on parenting d. provide examples of appropriate punishment techniques for children in widely dispersed pamphlets

Psychology