negative reinforcement
What will be an ideal response?
The process in operant conditioning in which a response is strengthened or made more probable when its consequence is the removal of an unpleasant stimulus from the situation.
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a. they have a reward system in place but have not given much thought to the upcoming prospect of suffering b. they have low self-esteem c. they have coped with the expectation of suffering by thinking about it and changed relevant beliefs and attitudes d. they have not yet thought about the upcoming suffering
A therapist who is working with a client diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder decides to use stress inoculation training. Which of the following is likely to take place during this treatment?
a. First, the client is taught how certain thought patterns lead to anxiety, and is also taught how to cope with potential threats. Next, the client rehearses these coping skills and then applies them in various stressful conditions. b. The client is "flooded" or "imploded" with anxiety by being forced to remain in the most anxiety-provoking situation imaginable, thus decreasing the anxiety experienced in similar but less extreme situations. c. Unconscious conflicts that underlie the anxiety are explored in order to neutralize the anxiety at the most fundamental psychological level. d. more than one of the above
Describe the current trends in college education: type of student, major, type of instruction, etc
Discuss whether or not you believe today's college students are getting the same opportunities for cognitive growth as were college students of 40 years ago. What will be an ideal response?
The color of an object that a human sees is a function of the wavelengths that are _________ the object
a. refracted by b. absorbed by c. reflected by d. passed through