For each obscenity Katie uttered, Katie's mother subtracted 50 cents from her weekly allowance. Katie's mother is using
a. time out from positive reinforcement.
b. negative reinforcement.
c. overcorrection.
d. response cost.
d
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Regarding lifestyle diseases and behavioral risk factors, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Approximately 450,000 people die every year from smoking-related diseases or about 20 percent of all deaths, regardless of the cause. b. Alcohol abuse is currently the main cause of preventable deaths in the United States. c. Seventy percent of all medical costs are related to just six of the major behavioral risk factors. d. Roughly two-thirds of all American adults are overweight with half of these being extremely overweight, or obese.
One hypothesis to explain the observed differences in the rate of Alzheimer's disease dementia for individuals of varying educational level is that
A. the abilities acquired through formal education help compensate for some of the deficits of the disorder. B. the type of mental activity associated with formal education places an additional burden on the brain that makes symptoms worse once a person has the disorder. C. knowledge acquired through formal education helps one avoid exposure to environmental stimuli that might influence the disorder. D. the type of work that most college graduates pursue is less likely to expose the individual to the stressors associated with the disorder.
Define object agnosia, prosopagnosia, color agnosia, and movement agnosia. What causes these syndromes?
What will be an ideal response?
When viewed through a microscope, a ____ would most resemble a spiral-shaped mass.
A. telomere B. free radical C. neurofibrillary tangle D. neurotransmitter