A child is punished and temporarily stops his or her well-established bad behavior. However, the child soon goes back to acting badly. This is probably because __________
a) the effects of punishment have habituated.
b) punishment is known only to temporarily suppress or inhibit a behavior.
c) the bad behavior has spontaneously recovered.
d) the conditional emotional response to the punishment has generalized to another behavior.
b
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Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?
a. Individuals who are intravenous drug users are encouraged to come in for regular blood tests in order to be screened for possible HIV infection. b. In hopes of reducing the incidence of heart disease and stroke, a company offered free cholesterol tests each year. c. A health psychologist is involved in promoting women's health fairs that screen for breast and cervical cancer, and evaluating psychological and nutritional conditions d. all of these choices
The "ventriloquism" effect means that a sound source is misperceived as coming from the visual scene, even when vision and sound are separated spatially. This illustrates a type of
a. habituation/dishabituation balance. b. extinction of a sound source. c. sensory integration. d. auditory looming.
If used regularly, the amphetamine called _______________ may be physically addictive
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How old are the ova of a 42 year-old woman trying to conceive?
a. 2 weeks b. 2 months c. 2 years d. 42 years