Aidan goes to a therapist for help in losing weight. He and his therapist develop a written agreement spelling out weekly step-by-step methods for Aidan to use in order to reach his weight goal
The plan specifies rewards for reaching weekly goals and penalties for not achieving them. Aidan's therapist is using which of the following methods?
a) classical conditioning
b) desensitization
c) contingency contract
d) a token economy
ANS: c
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A) It does not add clarity. B) It is advisable since it omits unnecessary words. C) Readers appreciate the labels. D) APA style requires labeling.
Reinforcement that is given for a response emitted after each hour and half (e.g., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m.) in time is most likely to be a ________ schedule
a. variable ratio b. variable interval c. fixed interval d. fixed ratio e. continuous
What is the role of the retina in vision?
a. to convert light energy into neural impulses b. to focus the image on the eye c. to filter out unwanted visual noise d. back propagation
In comparison to friendships of childhood, friendships in adolescence are:
A) unlikely to illustrate gender differences. B) less likely to stress the importance of acceptance. C) unlikely to be influenced by age. D) more likely to stress the importance of intimate self-disclosure.