In operant conditioning, extinction occurs as a result of withholding ______
a. punishment c. the unconditioned stimulus
b. reinforcement d. the conditioned stimulus
b
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Dr. Mahoney is a cognitive-behavioral therapist. When treating a client with panic disorder, she is most likely to focus on the client's ____
a. thoughts before and during fearful episodes b. family history of panic disorder c. response to sodium lactate d. early childhood experiences with sexuality
Five-year-old Todd watched his father at his workbench, hammering together a birdhouse. Soon Todd was next to his father, hammer in hand, tapping the workbench. Todd's behavior is best described by which perspective?
a. social-cognitive c. sociocultural b. behavioral d. neoanalytic
The _____of a test is the extent to which it measures what it is supposed to measure
a. validity c. standardization b. reliability d. none of these
Eric is more likely than his sister to be negatively affected by X-linked disorders because __________
A) males are more likely than females to inherit harmful recessive alleles B) the Y chromosome is much longer than the X chromosome C) the Y chromosome lacks many corresponding genes to override those on the X chromosome D) his sex chromosomes match, which makes him more susceptible to disease