Which of the following accurately reflects what research suggests about the effectiveness of any therapeutic technique?
a) Effectiveness is largely a result of the therapy's appropriateness to the client's problems and life circumstances.
b) Behavioral therapy is always the most effective.
c) Psychoanalysis is always a waste of time.
d) Therapy is no more effective than a placebo.
Answer: a
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The criterion of maladaptive behavior used in determining whether behavior is abnormal would likely to be applied to which of the following cases?
a. Jonathan, who is hearing voices b. Quincy, who is experiencing some symptoms of depression but is still functioning adequately. c. Nate, who has developed a drug abuse problem that is affecting his health. d. Tricia, who behaves in ways other people consider deviant. e. Leslie, who believes he is hounded by demons.
Behavioral treatments for ADHD include all of the following strategies EXCEPT
a. Social skills training b. Reinforcement programs involving rewards for good behavior c. Education programs for teaching families how to respond constructively to child's behaviors d. Education program for teaching children with ADHD how their behaviors are harmful.
Gia has learned that if the TV is tuned to a football game, asking her father to take her to the park always results in the answer "No.". If the TV is off, her father almost always answers "Yes.". The status of the TV is an example of a:
a. shaping stimulus b. negative reinforcer c. conditioned stimulus d. discriminative stimulus
The beginnings of self-control occur when children
a. internalize some of the external controls placed on them. b. become capable of self-regulation. c. realize that other people impose demands on them and expect them to react accordingly. d. can delay gratification.