A client at a mental institution is rewarded for improved grooming habits with coupons he can exchange for special foods or weekend passes. This technique is called ______
a) modeling
b) negative reinforcement
c) token economy
d) systematic desensitization
ANS: c
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After their marriage, Patrick and Mary Anne agreed to participate in a research project that investigated differences in the level of marital satisfaction over time. Every five years they had to complete a survey that indicated their marital satisfaction
Patrick and Mary Anne are participants in a ________ a. single-blind study. b. double-blind study. c. longitudinal study. d. cross-sectional study.
A theory of sexual orientation that proposes that the fraternal birth order effect of gay brothers reflects the progressive immunization of some mothers to male-specific antigens by each succeeding male fetus is known as the ____
a. biological theory of sexual orientation b. maternal immune hypothesis c. psychoanalytic theory d. developmental theory
Most of the neo-Freudians agreed with Freud's ideas on
A) our inborn, basic destructive impulses. B) the importance of later adult experiences influencing personality development. C) the important roles of sexuality and aggression in personality development. D) the unconscious influences on behavior.
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati wanted to investigate how much radiation military personnel could withstand. In order to study the effects of radiation, they
a. gave food with radioactive substances to developmentally disabled children. b. withheld treatment from patients who had been accidentally exposed to radiation. c. exposed psychiatric patients to radiation without informed consent. d. subjected cancer patients to whole-body radiation without informed consent.