Describe the ways in which the timing of punishments and rewards can be altered to reduce the consequence of short-sighted selfishness. Provide an example of each
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Four possible ways: using alternative technologies to change long-term negative consequences; moving future negative consequences to the present; adding immediate punishments for undesirable behaviors; reinforcing more desirable environmental alternatives.
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The major criticism of Lovaas's research findings on autism was that his research
a. was not a true experiment because participants were not randomly assigned to treatment and control groups. b. used physical pain as an unethical form of punishment. c. can never be replicated because the drugs he administered to the children are now illegal. d. was sexist as he only studied males with autism.
Phenotype refers to
a person's total genetic inheritance. the recessive genes a person carries. the actual expression of genetic traits. the dominant genes a person carries.
In comparison to hormones typically found in men, which of the following are hormones that are found in greater quantities in women?
a. estrogen and progesterone b. estrogen and testosterone c. testosterone and progesterone d. androgen and progesterone
Why are clients asked to produce the figures of the Bender Gestalt Visual Motor Test from memory?
a. Neurological damage can impair memory functioning which would be evaluated in the client's ability to engage in the task. b. By adding complexity to the instructions, the examiner is able to assess the client's ability to follow directions. c. Drawing from memory is a more subjective experience; the client's unconscious conflicts may be revealed. d. Physical problems such as a tremor in the hand would be more evident in a memory task.