The form of behavioral therapy in which an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the frequency of the behavior is called __________

a) token economy.
b) operant conditioning.
c) aversion therapy.
d) participant modeling.


c

Psychology

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A correlation of +.55 between preschool attendance and self-esteem indicates that children who attend preschool have __________ self-esteem scores than children who do not attend preschool

A) moderately higher B) significantly higher C) significantly lower D) moderately lower

Psychology

Autism is more prevalent among ... with IQ's under 35 but more prevalent among ... in the higher IQ range

A. males; females B. females; males C. neither males nor females; females D. males; neither males nor females

Psychology

Which of the following problem(s) often make(s) diagnosis of anxiety disorders

difficult? a. Assessment information differs according to informant. b. Comorbidity among the anxiety disorders is high. c. Anxiety and fear symptoms affect multiple response systems (i.e., across behavioral, physiological, and cognitive response systems). d. a and b e. a, b, and c

Psychology

To protect against feared consequences of anxiety, people will often engage in

a) safety behaviors. b) protection behaviors. c) avoidant behaviors. d) recessive behaviors.

Psychology