John Watson is considered by many to be the father of American behaviorism. Influenced by the writings of Ivan Pavlov, he wrote a behavioral manifesto in 1913 calling for behaviorism to be the basis for the psychological sciences. Later, he would conduct which of the following experiments?
A. Introduction of the orgone box for controlling the environment
B. Training parents to use operant conditioning with destructive children
C. Teaching Little Albert to have a phobia of white mice and white rabbits
D. Introduction of behavior modification to the classroom
ANS: C
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A. Victim assistance programs B. Aging services C. Genetic counseling services D. Family services
Which of the following is NOT part of informed consent?
A. Using professional terminology B. Explaining risks related to services C. Explaining the cost of services D. Informing the client of how long the consent will last
Professor Myth asked respondents whether or not they had ever been divorced. One year later Professor Myth asked respondents the same question. Myth found that with repeated applications of the measure different responses were obtained for the same subject. This means that the measuring instrument was
a. unreliable. b. invalid. c. unreliable or the value on the variable had changed. d. lacking in face validity.
In the case example of Cristina, the hospital social worker, the following resulted in the
case of Tyrone, a 61-year-old patient with Parkinson’s disease:
A. Cristina helped Tyrone return home by arranging for supportive equipment, widening the doorways in his home, installing ramps for wheelchair accessibility, and referring him to various other supportive services B. Cristina helped Tyrone obtain a suitable placement in a skilled nursing facility, a move that he wanted to make C. Without Cristina’s knowledge, Tyrone’s physician Dr. Strangelove had Tyrone transferred to a skilled nursing facility