Sam is suffering from a poor sleep pattern. The doctor has told him that he must be in bed every night by 10pm and he must wake up every morning at 6am, with no exceptions. Sam takes a sleeping pill to help him get to sleep at 10pm every night but on the weekends he stays in bed until 10 or 11 am. Using the principles of operant conditioning to modify his sleep pattern, Sam might:
A. set two alarm clocks to go off at 6am so the noise will wake him.
B. take a stimulant to rouse him out of bed in the morning.
C. get up one hour earlier each weekend until he reaches 6am.
D. allow himself to sleep in on weekends only
C. get up one hour earlier each weekend until he reaches 6am.
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a. the excitement Timmy will feel when he takes Lassie for a walk. b. words that Timmy is saying to himself. c. image of collies that Timmy has stored in his brain but is not currently accessing. d. fact that Timmy will buy the dog before the end of the day.
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a) nucleus of the solitary tract b) nucleus of the lonely tract c) nucleus of the salty tract d) red nucleus
Subjects are told at the beginning of a study as much information as possible so that they can determine if they would like to participate. This is termed _______________
a. Debriefing b. Justice c. Informed consent d. Both justice and informed consent
Concern about the relative importance of heredity and life experiences is known as the ________ issue.
A. differential versus cultural B. nature versus nurture C. educational versus behavioral D. relative versus rational