To alleviate bed wetting, special sheets connected to an alarm are placed on the child's bed
When the child's full bladder releases the first droplets of urine onto the special sheet, the alarm will sound and awaken the child. Through this pairing of a loud alarm with a full bladder, the child will learn to awaken to the full bladder. This illustrates the use of which of the following in alleviating a problem behavior?
a. transference
b. classical conditioning
c. operant conditioning
d. observational learning
ANSWER: b
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Which of the following is a cultural act (rather than just a social act)?
a. A group of ants working together to carry a piece of watermelon across the street b. A group of baby ducks imitating the walk of an older duck c. Two dogs aggressively barking at one another d. A group of citizens obeying the state's laws about littering
A sleepy driver rounds a bend and sees a deer standing in the road. The driver snaps to attention and applies the brakes, averting the accident, because his brain was aroused by the
a. parasympathetic nervous system. b. reticular activating system (RAS). c. thalamus. d. pineal gland.
A child in Kohlberg's "good boy/girl" stage of moral development might justify returning a wallet full of money by maintaining that
a. such actions are usually rewarded. b. such acts help maintain social order. c. nice people perform such acts of kindness. d. one might be punished for spending another person's money.
Emotional self-________ is the ability to adjust emotions to a desired state and level of intensity
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.