Pooja tells an off-color joke about a group of people she does not like. Her friends laugh and as a result Pooja will tell more similar jokes because she has been:
A. classically conditioned.
B. habituated to laughter.
C. conditioned by her operant.
D. continuously reinforced.
Answer: C
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a. dopamine b. endorphins c. GABA d. acetylcholine
Meta-analytic studies report that exposure therapy is the most effective treatment for ____ when combined "with relaxation training and/or breathing retraining techniques."
a. panic disorder c. phobias b. GAD d. obsessive-compulsive disorder
According to the article Watch Yourself about behavior modification as a treatment for ADHD, if a stimulus is removed and behavior frequency increases, the situation is technically described as:
(a) positive reinforcement (b) negative reinforcement (c) positive punishment (d) negative punishment
Adolescents are able to adjust better to living in a blended family than school-age children
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.