The __________ effect refers to your tendency to remember the first items in a series.
A. primacy
B. recency
C. proximal
D. context
Answer: A
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A __________ period begins and ends abruptly at specific ages. They are the "now or never" times when specific skills must emerge.
A. fetal B. critical C. germinal D. latency
Ellie is working with a therapist for her depression. In each therapeutic session the focus is to help Ellie examine her thought patterns and cognitive habits. As a means to minimize the effects of her depression, Ellie's therapist helps her to examine her thought patterns critically and realistically in the hopes of creating behavioral change. Which of the following therapeutic approaches best describes Ellie's treatment?
A. cognitive behavioral therapy B. humanistic therapy C. Psychopharmacology D. psychoanalytic therapy
Which of the following are symbolic rewards, such as plastic chips, that can be exchanged for tangible rewards and are used to encourage positive changes in behavior?
a. operants b. tokens c. conditioned stimuli d. stimulus controls
In the United States in 2007, the deaths of 548 pregnant women and women in the process of giving birth or immediately after childbirth led to a maternal mortality rate of
a. 3.3 per 100,000 live births b. 7.1 per 100,000 live births c. 12.7 per 100,000 live births d. 608 per 100,000 live births e. none of these