Every time Randy watches a horror movie, he has a nightmare that same evening. If he never has a nightmare except when he watches a horror movie, it would indicate a(n) _____ between watching horror movies and having nightmares
A) ?spurious relationship
B) ?functional relationship
C) ?establishing operation
D) ?operational relationship
B
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Jeff habitually finds women who are dating someone else as the most attractive. His attempts at finding a suitable partner is self-defeating because he is using
a. a counterproductive strategy on a regular basis. b. deliberate self-destruction. c. tradeoffs to feeling lonely. d. intentionally trying to escape from immediate, painful feelings.
When Peter was three years old, he was clawed very badly by the neighbor's cat. Today, Peter is afraid of all small animals, including rabbits and puppies. Peter's fear of all small animals illustrates the classical conditioning process referred to as:
a. stimulus discrimination b. stimulus generalization c. aversive conditioning d. conditioned inhibition
Which type of schedule arranges reinforcement on the basis of average time elapsed since the last reinforcement?
A) fixed-ratio B) variable-interval C) variable-ratio D) continuous
Erin, age 17, and her mother would like to lose weight. They join a weight management program that involves following a strict diet and daily exercise regimen. Both women initially find the program difficult but Erin finds that she is having a harder time resisting other enjoyable foods compared to her mother. Which of the following offers the best explanation for Erin's increased difficulty?
A. As a teenager, it is harder for her to resist the immediate gratification that comes from eating an enjoyable food. B. As a teenager, she is focused more on long-term goals and doesn't view short-term goals as important. C. As a teenager, her frontal lobe is more active and prevents her from delaying gratification. D. As a teenager, her metabolism is slower and causes her to have more intense cravings for fat and sugar.