The procedures of extinction, response cost, and time-out are similar in that they all:
a. are used to decrease problem behaviors
b. involve removing the individual from access to reinforcement following the behavior
c. involve removing the reinforcer that is maintaining the behavior
d. all of these
a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following statements reflects "circumstantial evidence" for the dopamine theory of schizophrenia?
A. Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics) act as dopamine agonists, increasing the amount of dopamine in the brain. B. Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics) can produce symptoms similar to those of Parkinson's disease (a disorder due to insufficient dopamine). C. The drug L-dopa, a dopamine agonist, is used to treat schizophrenic symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease. D. Amphetamines, which activate dopamine, can lessen psychotic symptoms in people with schizophrenia.
Adolescents in the United States have the highest rate of teen pregnancy among various Western countries. These high rates are being blamed on
a. the media's portrayal of sex. b. lack of contraceptive education from schools. c. lack of communication from parents about sexual issues. d. all of these answers are correct.
Why are there so many obese children in the United States?
What will be an ideal response?