According to the information in the article Yoking Smokingabout operant conditioning, you say, "Sit" and
your dog sits. You give him a biscuit because you want him to sit the next time you say, "Sit." He has
experienced
(a) positive reinforcement
(b) negative reinforcement
(c) positive punishment
(d) negative punishment
A
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Traditional behavioral couples therapy __________.
A. uses training in communication skills and adaptive problem-solving to increase caring behaviors in couples B. tries to involve spouses in the treatment of people with severe mental disorders to prevent relapse after they are released from the hospital C. treats the couple together for any problems that one of them has, because the couple is seen as a "system" in which each person influences the other D. uses training in relaxation skills and imagery to reduce anxiety in couples
In the analogy problem "hockey:puck::soccer:__________," knowing what hockey and
puck have in common and what hockey and soccer have in common is what Spearman referred to as the ability to a. perceive and understand what is being experienced. b. apply a rule inferred from one case to a similar case. c. perceive the relations among concepts. d. deduce a specific conclusion from a general set of premises. e. perceive causal relations.
What is the lexical hypothesis?
A. Important traits become embedded in a language as single words. B. Traits need to be interpreted or "decoded" before they can be studied. C. People can accurately describe their own personalities using words. D. An infinite number of traits can be used to model human personality.
The more unpleasant the situation ______.
A. the more likely the person will stop and help B. the more likely the person will look closely then offer to help C. the more likely a person will call someone else to help D. the more likely the person will try to get out of there as soon as possible