Yesterday you asked your friend Ray for a couple of aspirin tablets to relieve your headache. Ray has been taking a psychology course and informs you that, in behavioral terms, aspirin is a ________ reinforcer

a. positive
b. negative
c. neutral
d. variable


b

Psychology

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Hofstede's dimension of _____ has been used to both predict and explain many differences across cultures, especially in many aspects of thinking and emotions

a) power distance b) uncertainty avoidance c) masculinity vs. femininity d) individualism vs. collectivism

Psychology

Select the set of words that are most closely related to the psychoanalytic approach?

A. cerebellum, palmar sweating, serotonin B. personal growth, freedom, potential C. unconscious, dream interpretation, anxiety D. reinforcement, punishment, behavior

Psychology

When individuals try to find a connection between the current problem and some previous problem, they are using the problem-solving heuristic known as:

a. means-ends analysis b. working backward c. representativeness d. searching for analogies

Psychology

The MOST commonly used antidepressants today are _____, drugs that block the reuptake of serotonin in the brain.

A) SSRIs B) benzodiazepines C) MAOIs D) tricyclics

Psychology