Negative reinforcement is employed for
a. suppressing a behavior.
b. eliciting a response.
c. strengthening a behavior.
d. eliminating a behavior.
C
You might also like to view...
Opposite-charged ions ____ and like-charged ions ____.
A. attract; repel B. are permeable; are semipermeable C. have sodium; have protein D. are positive; are negative
An advantage of the within-subjects design is that there is less error due to a lack of ______ across different groups of participants and fewer participants are needed in the study to collect the same amount of data.
What will be an ideal response?
Parents of children with ASD are especially vulnerable to so-called cures that have little research support because of
A. the unpleasantness of behavioral treatments for the disorder. B. the expense of medication to treat the disorder. C. the severity and lifelong nature of the disorder. D. the lack of awareness about which symptoms are plausibly treatable.
In the Maudsley model of family therapy, parents are:
A. made to model healthy eating habits for their children. B. coached to take control over their child's eating and weight. C. guided on how to provide support to children with feeding and eating disorders. D. taught to gradually relinquish their control over the child.