Mitzi's cat has learned to meow every time it hears the can opener because Mitzi opened the cat food using an electric can opener. The cat food now comes in pull-top cans, so the cat never receives food after hearing the can opener. Mitzi's cat stops meowing to the can opener, illustrating that which of the following has taken place?
a. shaping
b. extinction
c. a spontaneous recovery
d. negative reinforcement
B
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a. B. F. Skinner. b. Carl Rogers. c. Wilhelm Wundt. d. Sigmund Freud.
The major difference between psychopathology and developmental psychopathology is the:
a. likelihood that children's development will be negatively impacted. b. role of culture in understanding deviant behavior. c. understanding of how family values impact the development of maladaptive behavior. d. belief that most deviant behavior is innate.
Psychotic symptoms that occur in women after giving birth are known as
a. postpartum depression. b. postpartum psychosis. c. shared psychosis. d. shared psychotic disorder.
Systematic desensitization is described as
a. a guided reduction in fear, anxiety, or aversion attained by gradually approaching a feared stimulus while maintaining relaxation. b. the removal of the individual from a situation in which reinforcement occurs. c. the process of rephrasing or repeating thoughts and feelings expressed by clients so they can become aware of what they are saying. d. the technique of having a client say anything that comes to mind, regardless of how embarrassing or unimportant it may seem.