Lawrence, a hypochondriac, gains a great deal of attention from his family when he complains about
health problems; they tend to ignore him when he talks about other topics.
A behavior therapist has
instructed the family to reverse these responses: ignore the complaints and reinforce other topics. What
kind of treatment does this best illustrate?
A) systematic desensitization B) contingency management
C) aversion therapy D) guided exposure
B
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A. proximal influences B. biological factors C. distal influences D. inevitable
In context of defining roles, Horney believes that modern women experience psychological conflict between:
a. adolescence and middle age. b. love and work. c. love for their children and love for their parents. d. the ego and the superego.
On a map based on citations and references in scientific peer-reviewed journals, psychology is MOST closely linked to which hub science?
A) medicine B) math C) chemistry D) social science
The nervous system encodes greater intensity of a given stimulus by a. forming action potentials with higher peaks
b. forming action potentials that last a longer time. c. increasing the rate of firing. d. reducing the number of neurons that are responding.