Alex cleans his room so his mother will stop nagging him. His mother used _______________ to get him to clean the room
a. primary punishment
b. positive reinforcement
c. negative reinforcement
d. secondary punishment
Answer: c. negative reinforcement
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Case studies help researchers:
A. focus on unconscious motivations and conflicts. B. measure overt behaviors. C. eliminate biological factors from the potential causes of psychopathology. D. make general inferences about the sources of psychopathology.
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a. signal detection b. sensation c. fixation d. perception
In contrast to the United States, most European countries ________.
A. do not require that caregivers have special training in child development B. nationally regulate and fund child care to ensure its quality C. offer government-subsidized child care only to low-income families D. have policies that support for-profit child care over government-sponsored child care