If a behavior is maintained by social positive reinforcement, extinction will involve
a. terminating sensory stimulation for the behavior
b. no longer delivering the reinforcer when the behavior occurs
c. no longer terminating the aversive stimulus when the behavior occurs
d. providing attention for desirable behavior
b
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Which of the following was an unintended effect of the deinstitutionalization movement?
A. A large number of psychiatric hospitals remained open. B. Mental hospital populations were re-institutionalized in medical hospitals. C. Most of the services once offered on an inpatient basis were available at community health centers. D. Many of those released into the community went from institutionalization to homelessness to incarceration.
ALL BUT WHICH of the following statements is true regarding the definition of abnormal behavior?
a. Mental health professionals once debated the definition of abnormal behavior, but the debate has ended. b. There is no single descriptive feature shared by all forms of abnormal behavior. c. There is no discrete boundary between normal and abnormal behavior. d. none of the above
According to Ellis,
a. the unconscious origins of irrational thought are the key elements to be examined during therapy. b. therapists should focus exclusively upon stimuli and responses, and should not focus upon any intervening cognitive processes. c. our interpretations of events, rather than the events themselves, determine our behavioral reactions. d. none of the above
May believes that the more self-aware we are:
a. the more abstract our thinking will be b. the less creative we will be c. the more spontaneous and creative we will be d. the more cautious we are in our interpersonal relationships