Which of the following statements about eating disorders and related problems is true?
a. A person with anorexia nervosa refuses to maintain 70% of expected body weight.
b. More than 98% of the people with bulimia are females.
c. An estimated 10-20% of adolescent and young adult females develop bulimia.
d. Some dieters become so focused on food that they may be tempted to binge.
D
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John B. Watson's behaviorism can be seen as the forerunner of modern
a. classical conditioning therapy. b. cognitive-behavior therapy. c. new psycodynamic therapy. d. attachment therapy.
An experimenter filled two jars with sugar. Participants then chose to label either jar "sucrose, table sugar" and the other jar "not sodium cyanide, not poison.". Then the participants could use either jar to make Kool-Aid. What did the results indicate? a. People tend to prefer longer statements to shorter statements. b. People don't pay much attention to labels on products
c. People like adventure and excitement. d. People tend to distrust negative statements.
In a behavior modification program at the local school, children were given "good behavior" slips that could be exchanged for candy or toys at the end of the week. Which of the following would be a FALSE statement regarding this type of reinforcement?
a. The "good behavior" slips would be considered token reinforcers. b. The "good behavior" slips would be considered secondary reinforcers. c. The "good behavior" slips will lose their reinforcing value more quickly than primary reinforcers. d. The students can exchange their "good behavior" slips at the end of the week for primary reinforcers.
Revonsuo proposed that dreaming functions to simulate threatening events and to allow us to rehearse behaviors associated with perceiving threats and avoiding them. This is called the:
a. conscious threats and avoidance theory b. threat simulation theory c. simulation of fear approach d. simulated fear law