Behaviorists would say that self-defeating behaviors are maintained by immediate reinforcement in the form of
a. relief from anxiety.
b. ego defense mechanisms.
c. protection for one's selfÂimage.
d. avoiding existential anxiety.
ANSWER: a
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A. does not exist. B. is rare. C. is fairly common. D. is a part of bipolar disorder.
What does the result of research on primacy and recency effects suggest about human memory?
A) The forgetting of information occurs in predictable ways. B) The forgetting of information occurs in a random manner. C) Human memory abilities are quite poor. D) We only recall information that is somehow unique and distinctive.
What is the difference between positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia? Give two examples of each of these types of symptoms
What will be an ideal response?
A 2003 survey showed that as many as _____ of children and adolescents in the United States received a bipolar disorder diagnosis, a rate that had jumped fortyfold during the past 10 years
a. 1% c. 10% b. 5% d. 15%