In child-custody evaluations, observing a child interacting with his or her parent is

A. not useful because parents are on their best behavior.
B. often helpful.
C. not admissible in court.
D. very rarely relied on by experienced evaluators.


B

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a. sixth c. eleventh b. ninth d. fourteenth

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Which of the following activities is typical of a school psychologist?

a. generating programs to assist the development of children with special needs b. testing and evaluating school-age children c. consulting with school officials and teachers regarding educational policy d. all of the above

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The partial reinforcement effect refers to the fact that a response that is reinforced after some, but not all, correct responses __________

a) will be more resistant to extinction than a response that receives continuous reinforcement (a reinforcer for each and every correct response). b) will be less resistant to extinction than a response that receives continuous reinforcement (a reinforcer for each and every correct response). c) will be more variable in its resistance to extinction than a response that receives continuous reinforcement (a reinforcer for each and every correct response). d. will be totally resistant to extinction unlike a response that receives continuous reinforcement (reinforcer for each and every correct response).

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