If a child whines and gets his parents' attention, he will tend to whine more frequently in the future because he has experienced which principle of operant conditioning?
a. shaping
b. nonreinforcement
c. positive reinforcement
d. punishment
C
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Cross-cultural research on ideal partners indicates that
a. US women are much more likely than women in other cultures to emphasize the importance of financial prospects in a spouse. b. men are more likely than women to emphasize their ideal partner's physical attractiveness regardless of cultural setting. c. men in Japan are more likely to emphasize their ideal partner's physical attractiveness than men in the United States. d. men in Japan are more likely to emphasize their ideal partner's financial prospects than men in the United States.
Sharon seems depressed and just wants to nap all the time during the day. She is exhibiting symptoms of the sleep disturbance known as
a. sleep drunkenness. b. sleep apnea. c. hypersomnia. d. sleep-wake schedule disorder.
Geoffrey is a clinical psychologist who is separated from his wife and is in the process of filing for divorce
Whenever his friends or colleagues ask Geoffrey to talk about it or attempt to cheer him up, he focuses on the statistical evidence about the likelihood of divorce, clinical experience he has had, and anything but his emotions and the pain of the marriage ending. Freud would say that Geoffrey is displaying a living, breathing example of A) displacement. B) intellectualization. C) projection. D) repression.
Compared to Sternberg's perspective on love relationships, Lee focuses on:
a. secondary love styles only. b. individual love styles. c. the interactions between those involved. d. intimacy, passion, and commitment.