Patrick at times becomes very disruptive in his second grade classroom
Because the other children in the room sometimes laugh at Patrick and encourage him to act out, Patrick's teacher has started having Patrick sit in a chair in the hallway for about 5 minutes when he acts out in class. What best labels the technique being used by Patrick's teacher?
a) escape conditioning
b) shaping
c) stimulus elimination
d) time-out
d
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a. depression b. schizophrenia c. bipolar disorder d. alcohol abuse/dependence
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a. The cost is about the same for both types of treatment b. The probability of relapse is the same after either type of treatment. c. About the same percentage of people benefit from either treatment. d. The benefits of each type of treatment are well understood theoretically.
Historians of the witchcraft age concluded that ____
a. the mentally ill were especially prone to being perceived as witches b. few people were ever accused of being witches and almost none were killed c. many witches were actually intellectually disabled, not mentally disordered d. almost all witches were both mentally disordered and intellectually disabled
Menarche, the first menstruation, happens on the average about four years earlier today than it did a century and a half ago in industrialized nations, presumably due to _______________
a. changes in genetic bases of puberty b. improved nutrition and reduced disease stress c. chemicals found in the foods that we eat d. the increasing stress of modern life