After listening to a client's description of a psychologically distressing behavior, a therapist using the behaviorist approach would most likely try to find out
A. how the person describes both their ideal and actual selves and figure out which self the behavior most fits.
B. how friends and family react when the person engages in the behavior, and whether the person finds these reactions pleasant or unpleasant.
C. how latent conflicts between self-interest and social appropriateness might give rise to the behavior.
D. how the person's worldview and personal values might shape the decision to engage in the behavior.
Answer: B
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Recent studies have indicated that the Bayley-III
a. cannot differentiate between normative and developmentally delayed children. b. underestimates developmental impairment. c. only adequately measures language and motor impairments. d. is not an effective measurement tool for infants less than 3 months old.
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a. drawings and photographs of people who survived the procedure living with a reduction in their symptoms b. writings that were preserved from those who underwent and survived the procedure c. the existence of cracks leading up to and surrounding the surgical skull hole d. growth of the skull bones after the procedure
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