Situational compliance is promoted by parents who
a. are typically insensitive and tend to ignore their children.
b. are warm and sensitive to their child's needs.
c. attend closely to their child's interests.
d. abusive.
A
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When Stanley is afraid of meeting a woman, he finds an excuse to run off by himself. The immediate effect of running away is to make him feel less anxious and more at ease. Stanley's behavior illustrates the ____
a. role of negative reinforcers in avoidance behavior b. fact that shaping can result in maladjusted behavior c. role of partial reinforcement in abnormal behavior d. power of positive reinforcement
Attempts to improve students' grade-point averages by convincing them that their problems were due to temporary factors:
A. were successful only temporarily B. actually caused increased dropout rates among freshman subjects C. were successful only for subjects of above-average intelligence D. were generally very successful
If Rachel wants to help her son Ray develop a mastery motivation orientation, she should
a. de-emphasize the importance of self-reliance. b. encourage him to do things well. c. try to not offer guidance. d. praise him lavishly for his accomplishments even if the performance is actually very poor.
Repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) appears to be a promising treatment for which of the following psychological disorders?
a. schizophrenia and depression b. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism c. autism and schizophrenia d. depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder