Dr. Swartz completed a PhD in clinical psychology. He specializes in diagnosing geriatric cognitive disorders and describing the severity of cognitive impairment. Dr. Swartz is probably a ____________
a. Psychotherapist
b. Clinical neuropsychologist
c. Neurologist
d. Primary care physician
Answer: b.
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a. priming b. counterfactual thinking c. the anchoring and adjustment heuristic d. the simulation heuristic
Cliff is hooked up to an EEG in a sleep lab. He has been asleep for just over an hour when his EEG starts to show low amplitude, irregular wave patterns. Cliff's hands and feet begin to twitch, and his eyes begin to dart back and forth under his eyelids. The researcher who is monitoring Cliff's sleep can conclude that Cliff:
a. has just entered Stage N3 sleep b. has just entered REM sleep c. is experiencing a severe case of sleep apnea and needs medical attention d. suffers from narcolepsy
What type of consequence is Mayra using when she tells her daughter that she does not have to do the dishes for a week because she did so well on her weekly spelling test at school?
a. ?positive reinforcement b. ?negative reinforcement c. ?positive punishment d. ?negative punishment
Imagine that you have decided to use shaping to teach a rat to press a lever. For shaping to be effective, you should be sure to withhold any reinforcement until the rat completely depresses the lever
a. true b. false