Which of the following is NOT one of the ways recommended in the textbook to apply punishment?
a. Both parents should be consistent in what they regard as misbehavior and punish this behavior every time it occurs and in the same way.
b. If a parent punishes a child and then finds that the child was innocent, the parent should not say anything to the child in order to put the incident behind them.
c. When parents use punishment, they should also reward an alternate, desired response for that situation.
d. If you cannot punish an animal or young child immediately, wait for the next instance of misbehavior.
B
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Research presented in the media is typically ____
a. clearly presented and discussed by medical doctors b. oversimplified c. overly detailed and confusing d. adequately reported
Descriptive research refers to:
a. methods used to assess whether two variables vary together in a systematic way b. methods involving active manipulation of some aspect of the environment c. any research that uses invasive methods for observing the target behavior d. the methods used to describe and observe behavior
In carrying out psychological research, the basic concept underlying the use of standardization is that
a. all research participants are treated uniformly. b. each research participant has a unique experience. c. operational definitions are successfully avoided. d. each research procedure uses both an independent variable and a dependent variable.
John lies, cheats, and steals. He doesn’t care how he hurts others. Based solely on this information, John’s case BEST illustrates ______ personality disorder.
a. histrionic b. psychopathic c. avoidant d. narcissistic