Ethan, who is in the third grade, has not been doing his homework. The counselor at school suggests that his parents institute a token economy where Ethan receives a poker chip each time he completes his homework, and every time he accumulates 5 chips and turns them in to his parents, they buy him a comic book. In this case, what is considered the "backup reinforcer"?
a. the comic book
b. the poker chip
c. the parents' praise
d. the homework
A
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A behavioral therapist wants to teach a client to relax. The therapist wants to teach the client to pay attention to when his muscles are tense. However, the client complains that he cannot tell when his muscles are tense. What type of treatment will the therapist probably try?
A. Systematic desensitization B. Aversion therapy C. Shock therapy D. Biofeedback
If enough time is allowed to pass between learning and an electroconvulsive shock (ECS), the memory will be unaffected because which of the following is already complete?
a. redintegration b. consolidation c. positive transfer d. elaborative processing
The authors of Psychology: A Journey, 5th Edition recommend several books that might be of some assistance in developing your skill set, which of the following is NOT one of the books?
a. Becoming a master student: Concise (14th ed.) b. Procrastination: Why you do it, what to do about it. c. Everything you always wanted to know about being a psychology major (2nd ed.) d. College study skills: Becoming a strategic learner (7th ed.)
With regard to "la belle indifference" (the observation that conversion disorder patients are not concerned about their symptoms), research suggests that
A. conversion disorder patients display uncommonly high levels of concerns about their physical loss. B. Freud's explanation is essentially correct. C. conversion disorder patients show no difference in the distress over symptoms than those with organic disease. D. "la belle indifference" is an accurate description of the lack of concern about their physical loss in conversion disorder patients.