Parents who respond to their infant's attempts atlanguage by cooing and smiling back to them

are reinforcing their language learning, according to __________ theory of language?

Fill in the blanks with correct word


behaviorist

Psychology

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b. People with panic disorder fear embarrassing themselves. c. The treatment for panic disorder increases the risk of agoraphobia. d. People with panic disorder have trouble sleeping through the night.

Psychology

Freud's replacement hypothesis suggests that the therapist is to __ as the group is to the ___.

a.  actor; audience   b.  boss; worker   c.  leader; follower   d.  ego; id   e.  parent; family

Psychology

Ezekial Zarnak III took part in a study on depression last year. He was somewhat distressed to read a recent article on depression in Newsweek where one of the patients was EZ3 . Although the article claimed the names were disguised to protect personal identities, Ezekial is certain he is one of the people described in the article. In this case, it would appear that the researchers violated the

ethical principle of: a. confidentiality b. informed consent c. debriefing d. full disclosure

Psychology

As a treatment for the mentally ill, Pinel approved of ____ and argued effectively against the use of ____.

a. bloodletting; the use of punishment and exorcism b. mild punishment; physical abuse c. whirling in a chair; harsh punishment d. bathing and mild purgatives; the use of punishment and exorcism

Psychology