A(n) ________ is a step-by-step procedure that always provides the right answer for a particular type of problem
a. heuristic
b. mental block
c. algorithm
d. rule of thumb
Answer: c. algorithm
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a. being controlling and blaming the client for not making progress. b. making verbal threats to the client. c. encouraging prolonged dependence on him or her. d. exhibiting any of these characteristics.
Children enter the latency stage at 5 or 6 years of age and
a. usually never progress to further stages. b. generally stay there until adolescence begins. c. then enter the phallic stage at adulthood. d. stay there until the anal stage at age eight.
If you study to achieve an A and the praise of your teacher, you are studying for __________ reinforcement
a. negative b. positive c. primary d. latent
The best piece of advice given to pregnant women regarding use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs is:
a. recreational drug use is probably okay b. use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs should be avoided c. we do not know enough about the effects of drugs on prenatal development to give solid advice d. social drinking does not seem to have any effect on the unborn child