Every time you have a cold, you take a cold remedy to get rid of the symptoms. You are taking the medicine because of

a. response cost.
b. extinction.
c. positive reinforcement.
d. negative reinforcement.


Answer: d. negative reinforcement.

Psychology

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Communality roles are designed to prepare someone to be

a. aggressive. b. independent. c. connected to others. d. achievement oriented.

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The hypothalamus releases __________, the pituitary releases __________, and the adrenals release __________ to comprise the sequence of action in the HPA axis.

A. corticotropin-releasing hormone; adrenocorticotropic hormone; glucocorticoids B. glucocorticoids; corticotropin-releasing hormone; adrenocorticotropic hormone C. adrenocorticotropic hormone; corticotropin-releasing hormone; glucocorticoids D. corticotropin-releasing hormone; glucocorticoids; adrenocorticotropic hormone

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According to Carl Rogers, anxiety is a result of:

A. experiencing conditions of worth. B. having an experience that does not fit with one's self-conception. C. positive regard. D. distorting one's experiences.

Psychology

Miguel is devastated when his wife of two years passes away from breast cancer at age 31. This situation is an example of a

A. nonnormative life event. B. normative age-graded influence. C. normative history-graded influence. D. nonnormative history-graded influence.

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