Quitting smoking has a number of benefits. In the context of cardiovascular disease, results from a large sample longitudinal study (Doll et al., 2004) suggests that:
a. quitting is better for men who are 60 or above
b. quitting is good regardless of age.
c. quitting is only effective for young men
d. quitting is most effective if men stop drinking alcoholic drinks as well
B
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Second-order change is achieved by employing interventions that change the _____ of the problem behavior
a. function b. form c. antecedents d. intensity
Which of the following would be an example of natural B data?
a. observations of the number of times a subject told a joke in a day b. the number of times a subject interrupts others during a videotaped laboratory situation c. a subject’s verbal responses to a Rorschach test d. the number of seconds a subject waits before seeking help during an experimental emergency situation
Which of the following would NOT be considered a person variable according to social-cognitive theorists?
a. competencies c. reinforcement histories b. encoding strategies d. self-efficacy expectations
Frank breaks the law and is sent to prison as a punishment; his punishment is supposed to discourage others from doing the same thing. This refers to which of the following punishment goals?
A. general deterrence B. individual deterrence C. retribution D. incapacitation