What are repetitive, senseless thoughts or images that are involuntary and appear "out of the blue"?
a) phobias
b) disorders
c) obsessions
d) compulsions
c
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The authors characterize Skinner as “agnostic” on what issue?
a. The relevance of the goings on inside the organism for a science of learning b. The widespread reliance on negative reinforcement and on punishment for the control of human behavior c. The distinction between emitted and elicited behavior d. The categorization of reinforcement and punishment as positive and negative
The DSM-IV-TR is the most recent
a. version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. b. version of the classification scheme as propagated by Kraepelin. c. version of the ICD. d. classification of psychoses and psychoneuroses.
Carla is involved in a romantic relationship with Jack. Her costs of the relationship are relatively low and her rewards are very high with this relationship
However, Carla has recently met Ted, and she believes that he could offer her a relationship with even higher rewards than Jack. According to social exchange theory, Carla is likely to a. break up with Jack in favor of the relationship with Ted. b. invest more in the relationship with Jack and try to forget about Ted. c. break up with Jack, forget about Ted, and seek an even more favorable third partner. d. try to maintain relationships with both Jack and Ted.
In some cases, a defendant who had confessed will enter a plea of not guilty and go to trial. If the jury convicts this defendant, judges are likely to sentence the defendant _____________
A. leniently because the judge will focus on the plea. B. leniently because the judge will try to match what the plea bargain would have been. C. harshly because they tend to punish offenders who waste resources. D. None of these are correct ; no relationship has been determined.