A client who struggles with alcoholism is prescribed a medication that makes him feel sick every time he drinks while taking it. The use of this medication is what type of operant technique?

A. Extinction
B. Flooding
C. Aversion therapy
D. IN vivo desensitization


Answer: C. Aversion therapy

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Lessons learned about policy advocacy from advocates such as Mary Van Kleeck and Mary McLeod Bethune during the New Deal Era are:

A) advocates can successfully effect change working from outside and challenging the power structures of society? B) ?advocates can successfully effect change working inside government and power structures C) ?both of the above D) ?none of the above

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Which research technique must researchers be sure to employ to corroborate data obtained unobtrusively?

A) Science of garbology B) Covert observations C) Triangulation D) Coding

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Which of the following guidelines should be kept in mind when coding?

A) the coding scheme should be appropriate to the analysis intended in the study B) data should be coded in less detail than the researcher intends to use in the analysis. C) the reliability of the coders can be assumed. D) ?Codes cannot be generated from data that has already been collected.

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If a manager has the capacity to use knowledge about the culture of individuals and groups to create policies or standards that increase the quality of services, we say that the manager possesses:

A. Cultural knowledge B. Cultural awareness C. Cultural competence D. Cultural sensitivity

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