A child brought to a children's shelter shows many signs of disorganized/disoriented attachment. It seems that the girl may have experienced experienced
a. positive caregiving from her mother.
b. malnutrition resulting from an unbalanced diet.
c. emotional rejection from her rigid, rejecting mother.
d. neglect or abuse.
D
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Given the research findings in this chapter, explain how you would respond to your own children when they do things that you do but that you do not want them to mirror. When would you use positive reinforcement? When would you use punishment to teach them things? When would you use negative reinforcement? What kinds of reinforcement schedules would you use? (Be sure that you clearly differentiate
between reinforcement and punishment, negative and positive reinforcement, and negative reinforcement and punishment) What will be an ideal response?
Studies by Richard Thompson and colleagues suggest that specific memories depend on localized neural circuits in the brain. Thompson traced the pathway that accounts for a rabbit's memory of
a. a conditioned eyeblink. b. a rewarding food. c. the path through a maze. d. a painful stimulus.
Which would most dramatically impact the levels of free radicals in one's body?
a. Consuming antioxidants like vitamin E b. Getting an injection of telomerase c. Contracting sickle-cell anemia d. Engaging in aerobic exercise
Recently, Elizabeth has felt anxious much of the time, and her anxiety has caused her to perform some compulsive rituals that are highly unusual. Her job and her friends, however, have not been affected. Elizabeth is "abnormal" according to the definition based on
a. violation of social norms and disability/dysfunction/impairment. b. subjective distress. c. disability/dysfunction/impairment. d. violation of social norms and subjective distress.