Dean has a fight with his wife. He then snaps at his screaming 1-year-old daughter, picks her up, shakes her, and throws her onto the bed. This causes a swelling on Dean's daughter's head, and she later develops paralysis. Name the form of maltreatment that was suffered by Dean's daughter.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Shaken baby syndrome
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A) conditioned stimulus. B) unconditioned stimulus. C) punisher. D) reinforcer.
A behavioral therapist is trying to decrease an autistic child's disruptive behavior. He first observes the baseline level of the behavior, then observes the behavior again after his intervention. Since his therapy seems to be effective, he continues to treat the child in the same way. This type of design is called an:
a. A-B Design b. A-B-A-B Design c. A-B-C Design d. Cross sectional Design
According to ethologists, which of the following is NOT true about eye contact?
a. it may signal a potential threat b. it may indicate liking or attraction c. it may provide information or communicate feelings d. it is relevant only in close interpersonal relationships