A developmentally disabled child frequently shows a problem behavior even though it has no apparent effect on other individuals or the external environment. This is an indicator that the problem behavior is maintained by:
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attention from others
internal sensory reinforcement
external sensory reinforcement
escape from demands
internal sensory reinforcement
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b. It involves cognitive and physical changes. c. It causes marked impairment in social or occupational functioning. d. It need only last four days.
Dr. Luze-Moore is working on a drug that will curb people’s appetite for high-fat foods. Based on your reading of the text, Dr. Luze-Moore should focus on a way to block the stimulation of what neurotransmitter??
a. ?enterostatin b. ?galanin c. ?serotonin d. ?neuropeptide Y
According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, development is
a. the result of a natural unfolding of biological plans. b. determined by the resolution of conflicts between one's biological drives and society's standards of right and wrong. c. the result of children's attempts to understand their worlds. d. determined by children's resolution of psychological and social crises.
When social psychologists define a social group as a collection of interdependent people, they mean that
a. the group members interact with one another. b. members influence one another. c. minimal groups often evolve into social groups. d. there is seldom interpersonal conflict in social groups.