Which of the following is the BEST summary of the "negative reinforcement trap?"

a. "A spanking begets a spanking."

b. "You give up? I win!"
c. "When all else fails, do as you're told.".
d. "Common sense is most uncommon.".


b

Psychology

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a. attributions. b. perceptions. c. expectations. d. assumptions.

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A common psychological reaction to a test result confirming a chronic illness is anxiety. Anxiety:

a. is usually lowest when awaiting invasive medical procedures because the patient is relieved to know that the problem will be fixed. b. is usually a long-term reaction that is more common in men than women. c. is much more rare today than in past generations because of the increases in medical technology. d. interferes with healthy functioning by causing the person to cope poorly and delay the recognition and reporting of symptoms.

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Leonard is missing a sock. His sister suggests that a friend of his may have snuck into his room while he was sleeping and took the sock as a practical joke

A) skepticism B) the principle of parsimony C) tolerance of ambiguity D) avoiding overly emotional thinking

Psychology

Which type of organizational approach was proposed by Collins and Quillian and includes "has," "is," and "can" links?

A. general hierarchical B. stored network C. feature comparisons D. neuroscience based

Psychology