According to research mentioned in this chapter, when children initially enjoyed a game, then were rewarded for it, how did they later behave after the reward was removed?
a. They persisted at the game at baseline levels.
b. They persisted at the game as though there was a reward.
c. They completely ceased playing the game.
d. They gradually played the game less.
Answer: D
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An interaction between a socially sanctioned clinician and a client, with the goal of support for the client or relief from the client's psychological problem, is called:
A) psychodynamic therapy. B) behaviour therapy. C) psychotherapy. D) psychodynamic psychotherapy.
Cross-sectional comparison is like
a. staring at a candle while it gradually burns. b. looking into classrooms while walking through a school. c. voting with a Florida-style punch-card ballot. d. shopping for various vegetables in a supermarket.
Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Interventions to eliminate mental illness do not automatically enhance well-being. B. It is not possible to be relatively high in both mental illness and mental health at the same time. C. The search for happiness appears to be largely an American quest. D. Positive psychology takes the position that only a small percentage of very unique individuals adjust well to life’s stressors and challenges.
Which of the following is TRUE regarding gender differences in brain structure and function?
A. One part of the hypothalamus responsible for sexual behavior is larger in women than men. B. The areas of the brain involved in emotional expression show more metabolic activity in males than in females. C. An area of the parietal lobe that functions in visuospatial skills is larger in females than in males. D. Female brains are smaller but have more surface brain tissue than males.