A clinical psychologist seeks to increase the amount of time a child is able to work on a task. In order to make an interpretation about the effect of treatment using an ABAB design, the least problematic initial baseline period would show
A. an unstable pattern of behavior.
B. discontinuity from the beginning to the end of the baseline observations.
C. a decreasing trend in the amount of time the child spends working on the task.
D. an increasing trend in the amount of time the child spends working on the task.
C. a decreasing trend in the amount of time the child spends working on the task
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a. temporary insomnia b. chronic insomnia c. somatic insomnia d. drug-dependency insomnia
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a. ?becoming more positive for older generations, but less positive for younger generations b. ?becoming less positive for older generations, but more positive for younger generations c. ?generally becoming less positive in all generations d. ?generally becoming more positive in all generations
When solving problems, a(n) __________ is like a formula or recipe and
a(n) __________ is like a shortcut or a "rule of thumb" that narrows down our potential solutions. Fill in the blanks with correct word
The rats in the "Punishment group"
(a) had their behavior much more effectively eliminated through extinction (b) experienced a kind of "behavioral rebound" on the third day (c) were statistically identical to those in the "No Punishment group" (d) showed no effects of punishment at all during the experiment, which is why that experiment provides one of the key arguments against its use