Which appears to contribute most to the lack of sexual activity among old women?
a. A physiological incapacity to engage in intercourse
b. Lack of a partner
c. Negative social attitudes toward sex during old age
d. Sexual activity seen as "dirty"
b
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Complex circus acts involving animals are often shaped by first training the behavior that will produce the primary reinforcer (such as food), then training the behavior that will immediately precede it, and so on until a complex series of behaviors has been established. This procedure is known as
a. progressive chaining. b. successive approximations. c. backward chaining. d. successive behavioral ordering.
Statistically, who is at greatest risk for committing suicide?
a. Bobby, a 14-year-old African American male b. Star, a 35-year-old Native American female c. Stuart, a 65-year-old white male d. Sue, a 30-year-old Japanese American female
Regarding major mood disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. In serious cases of depression, it is impossible for a person to function at work or at school or to even feed or dress themselves. b. In very severe cases of depression or mania, persons may lose touch with reality and display psychotic symptoms. c. Major mood disorders appear to be reactions to obvious external events rather than being produced from within the person. d. The person with a major depression who attempts suicide intends to succeed and may give no prior warning.
If a child looks repeatedly at an object and looks at it intensely:
a. it shows that they do not understand the object. b. it shows that they are purposefully "looking in order to see." c. it doesn't mean anything because they are too young. d. it demonstrates memory.