In the strictest sense, what is incentive theory based on?
a. sensation and perception
b. learning theory
c. social conformity
d. internal unconscious forces
b
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Some placebo effects occur because of:
A. mistrust of science B. mistrust of medicine C. powerful correlations D. natural painkillers released by the brain
Joe, a young boy, learns how to make a paper airplane by watching his older brother. He goes to his kindergarten class, where he makes a paper airplane, and Jenna learns to make one by watching Joe. Jenna goes home after school and plays with her friend Nora. Nora learns to make a paper airplane by watching Jenna. This process illustrates:
A) shaping through successive approximations. B) a diffusion chain. C) a three-term contingency. D) stimulus generalization.
An example of couples therapy described in the textbook involved a couple with a sexual problem. Which of the following was NOT a factor in the case?
a. The husband's marital infidelity b. The husband's inability to have an erection c. The resumption of sexual intercourse with orgasm d. The wife's antisex sentiment carried over from childhood e. The husband's need for autonomy in the marriage
Which research approach requires subjects to recall the past?
a. Reconstructive b. Repressed c. Retroactive d. Retrospective