Marcy is trying to define anxiety in a way that
can be empirically tested. She is attempting to find an appropriate ________.
a) hypothesis
b) operational definition
c) double-blind study
d) theory
ANS: b
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In his family therapy work, Dr. Sugarman emphasizes rewards that maintain undesirable actions or may enhance desired actions. Dr. Sugarman probably is conducting
a. behavioral family therapy. b. network family therapy. c. strategic family therapy. d. structural family therapy.
Stimulus generalization occurs:
a. only when a response is followed by a reinforcer. b. only to those with a high capacity to learn. c. after extinction. d. when a conditioned response is elicited by stimuli similar to the CS.
What is the term that refers to an individual's understanding of the meaning of numbers?
A. literacy B. arithmetic C. numerology D. numeracy
According to your textbook, activists who believe that intelligence is determined primarily by environment have worked for years to ______ what they consider to be the unfair use of such tests.
A. enhance B. eliminate C. encourage D. protest