After repeated refusal to give her daughter a cookie so as not to spoil her dinner, Caitlin finally gives in and provides her daughter with a cookie to stop the crying. The child's crying behavior was
a. punished. c. positively reinforced.
b. negatively reinforced. d. classically conditioned.
C
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A. disengagement theory B. activity theory C. continuity theory D. compensational theory
Based on a study described in the module, who is most likely to receive the best treatment for their heart problems?
A. women B. African Americans C. men D. White men
In Snyder’s story about the airport delay, upon learning that their flights were behind schedule the passengers reacted to the news by ______.
a. responding angrily to the airport staff b. using a variety of healthy coping mechanisms c. waiting calmly and quietly for their flights to arrive d. using coping mechanisms, then becoming impatient
If a person had an epileptic seizure in a public place, she would be more likely to be helped if ________
a. one person was in the area. b. four to five people were in the area. c. a dozen people were in the area. d. the place was crowded with many people.