The most common problem reported by college students who are frequent binge drinkers is
a. missing a class
b. having a hangover.
c. having blackouts.
d. doing something they regret.
b
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An epidemiologist is about to testify to Congress on the findings of comorbidity. Which of the following points will she want to make after reviewing research on comorbidity?
a. Most mental disorders have a biological basis. b. Those with severe impairment often have more than one disorder. c. We have underestimated the role of toxins as the cause of disorders. d. The majority of mental disorders tend to "run in families" as a result of genetic anomalies.
In classical conditioning, spontaneous recovery refers to the
a. sudden disappearance of the CR that occurs during extinction. b. fact that the strength of the CR repeatedly fluctuates from low to high during extinction. c. reappearance of the CR at the beginning of an extinction session following an original extinction session. d. rapid increase in the strength of the CR that appears at the end of successive extinction sessions.
When her older sister died, Cokie Roberts (see Personal Insights 14.4) wrote that
a. she would have preferred that her brother had died b. she had been robbed of some part of her future c. she would continue to be able to talk about new events with her sister d. she was now experiencing intellectually what she had previously only grasped emotionally e. she still had her past and had not been deprived of that
What is a condition of the Premack principle?
a. The reinforcer must be desirable. b. The reinforcer must be similar to the behavior. c. The reinforcer must be something you might choose to do often. d. The principle is useful when there are consummatory behaviors.