A student proposes to randomly assign residents of a fraternity house to either receive a brief intervention to reduce risky alcohol use or to not have an intervention. The findings indicated similar changes in both groups
The student should be concerned with
a) diffusion of treatment
b) history.
c) random selection.
d) statistical regression.
A
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a) Sexual identity b) Gender identity c) Sexual orientation d) Gender role
Therapists are using technological devices in their work with clients more frequently. Which new approach uses helmets with computer screens that immerse the wearer into a realistic, computer-based world, and has successfully treated phobias, stress disorders, and other problems?
a. computer-assisted and online programs b. smartphone applications c. computer-brain interface therapy d. virtual reality therapy
A researcher finds that rats avoid drinking from bottles in a room in which they had received exposure to radiation that subsequently made them ill. This demonstrates
a. stimulus discrimination. b. stimulus generalization. c. conditioned taste aversion. d. fixed interval schedule of reinforcement. e. behavior therapy.
All of the following appear to influence adolescent involvement in religion except _____
a. having parents who are not divorced b. the size of the family c. attending a religious school d. ethnicity