People who are continually searching for self-objects who will admire and nurture them are called:
a. mirror-hungry personalities
b. alter-ego personalities
c. merger-hungry personalities
d. ego personalities
a
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Ratio schedules of reinforcement always relate to the
a. elapsed time between reinforcements. b. number of responses given. c. number of reinforcements given. d. length of the training period.
Suppose a family is quite alarmed by the threatening behavior of a relative. They want to petition the court for commitment, but there is no time to get a court order. What option does the family have?
A. None. They must wait until there is a court evaluation of the person's dangerousness. B. They can ask the police to declare the person "insane." C. After getting a physician to state that the person is dangerous, they can have the police pick up and detain the person for up to 72 hours. D. After getting a police officer to examine the person, they can require the person's attendance in a crisis intervention program.
The one-process theory of punishment goes back to ________
a. Thorndike b. Watson c. Skinner d. Pavlov
Which of the following is most likely to be a "Pit Bull" abuser?
A. Tom, whose arousal level increases dramatically during an argument. He eventually becomes so enraged that he hits someone. B. Jim, whose arousal level decreases during an argument. He calmly waits and uses violence when ready. C. Bob, who withholds all emotion during an argument until he explodes with rage. He becomes violent and then immediately returns to baseline. D. Sam, whose arousal level remains constant. He uses violence before an argument progresses, to keep other people "in line."