Dr. Spires talks with some students before psychology class begins. Spires says, "I believe that mental experience is best understood as a whole, rather than in terms of its parts.". Her students recognize that Spires describes which school of thought?
a. Gestalt
b. Humanism
c. Psychodynamic d. Structuralism
e. Functionalism
a
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During middle childhood, there is an increase in the expectation that friends will share their values and _____________________
a. be fun b. have cool toys c. be loyal and stick up for them d. be willing to converse about sensitive personal information
Which of the following is correct about cognitive-affective units?
A. They are basically the same for everyone. B. They are equally accessible in memory. C. How we interpret a situation depends on which cognitive-affective units are activated. D. Cognitive therapists try to reduce the number of cognitive-affective units in their clients.
Two-year-old Hannah said the word hell in the middle of dinner, and her parents immediately stopped talking to each other and scolded her. They spent the rest of the meal paying close attention to what Hannah said. Later, Hannah says hell repeatedly, and each time her parents spend time talking to her and paying attention to her. In this situation, the parents' attention is a __________, and Hannah's inappropriate language is a(n) __________.
A. positive reinforcer; conditioner B. negative reinforcer; operant C. positive reinforcer; operant D. punishment; operant
Suppose a client believes that nobody likes him and, as a result, he habitually declines social invitations. His therapist works on showing that he does have friends who like him, and suggests incentives to encourage more social activity. This example most clearly demonstrates which form of therapy?
A. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) B. Behavior therapy C. Applied behavior analysis (ABA) D. Psychoanalytic therapy