Which of the following involves the removal of normal restraints that serve to keep impulsive behaviors in check?
a. An exit event
b. A cognitive distortion c. A negative symptom d. Waxy flexibility
e. The disinhibition effect
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When Skinner withheld the reinforcers for rats in a Skinner box continuously, the rats:
a. looked for food elsewhere in the box. c. eventually stopped pressing the lever. b. ran wildly around the box. d. did nothing.
Your text describes a study in which researchers recruited single, sexually active student volunteers to take part in a campaign (actually the experimental manipulation) supposedly designed to get other students who were just becoming sexually active to practice safe sex. The volunteers were asked to develop a persuasive speech about acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and safer sex that
was then videotaped. Researchers found that the students who made the taped speeches were more likely to use condoms, a finding that is consistent with ____. a. social learning theory b. the stages of change model c. the health belief model d. cognitive dissonance
_____ is associated with the memory "sin" of _____.
A) Depression; suggestibility B) Posttraumatic stress disorder; persistence C) Schizophrenia; blocking D) Generalized anxiety disorder; absentmindedness
____ is defined as a maladaptive pattern of using a substance that leads to significant problems because of continued usage
a. Psychological addiction c. Chemical addiction b. Substance dependency d. Substance abuse