The form of behavioral therapy in which an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the frequency of the behavior is called

a. token economy
b. operant conditioning
c. aversion therapy
d. participant modeling
e. age regression therapy


c. aversion therapy

Psychology

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Psychology

What typically happens to information in short-term memory if it is not actively processed?

a. It enters long-term memory. c. It goes back to sensory storage. b. It blocks incoming information. d. It disappears within seconds.

Psychology

He is known as the "father of African American psychology."

a) Francis Cecil Sumner b) Albert Sidney Beckham c) Kenneth Clark d) Porter Lincoln Jackson

Psychology

Upon entering her cabin, Geraldine heard a rustling sound in the bedroom. She bent down and looked through the keyhole. Inside was a bear that had climbed through an open window. Geraldine ran out of the cabin screaming

Her behavior was caused by ________ causes. a) noncommon b) internal c) consistent d) external

Psychology