One would most likely use operant conditioning to teach their child to:
a. clean up their room.
b. urinate in a diaper.
c. dislike the taste of bananas.
d. fear loud noises.
A. Using rewards and punishments, children can be taught new behaviors. The other three choices are unconditioned responses and cannot be trained or shaped.
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a. one surface structure and at least two deep structures b. one deep structure and at least two surface structures c. two surface structures and at least two deep structures d. one deep structure and one surface structure
If an individual's wishes are overgratified or undergratified at any particular psychosexual stage, Freud would argue that ____ will occur
a. projection c. displacement b. fixation d. Freudian slips
A young adult believes that elderly people are terrible drivers. He never allows himself to be given a ride by anyone over age 55. This young adult will continue to believe that the elderly are poor drivers due, in part, to the effect of
a. demand characteristics. b. a self-serving bias. c. behavioral confirmation. d. in-group bias.
Otto Kernberg suggested that _____ develops as a result of
intense anger and frustration that comes from living with a cold, unempathetic mother. Despite the influence that this model has had, it has not been supported by adequate research. A) generalized anxiety disorder B) dissociative identity disorder C) schizophrenia D) borderline personality disorder