_____ increases the likelihood of behavior being repeated, while _____ decreases the likelihood of behavior being repeated
Fill in the blank with correct word
Answer: Reinforcement; punishment
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Both Ann and her roommate, Cheryl, like to study in their room. Ann likes complete quiet, while Cheryl insists on blaring music. If Ann arrives after Cheryl and asks her to turn the music down, Cheryl will claim that she was there first and can do what she wants. If Ann uses problem-focused coping, she can best handle the situation by:
A. playing her own stereo even louder till Cheryl turns her stereo down B. screaming at Cheryl that she is selfish C. refusing to speak to Cheryl until she compromises D. working out a schedule with Cheryl so that they both can have some study time in the room
As the biological approach to treating psychological disorders gathered momentum, what other aspect of psychological treatments was gaining success?
a. ?studying heritable links to psychological disorders b. ?understanding the emotional underpinnings of psychological disorders c. ?diminishing social stigmas associated with psychological disorders d. ?creating centralized institutions to treat psychological disorders
The idea that your past has influenced you immensely and must therefore continue to determine your feelings and behavior now is considered
a. an explanation for eustress. c. an irrational belief. b. a reasonable assumption. d. a locus of control.
As presented in class, studies of homicidal fantasies and actual homicides suggests that:
A. people are most often killed by strangers B. homicides are often triggered by something "trivial" that escalates as each party strives to "save face" C. most killings occur as acts of self-defense when the victim attempts to rob them D. none of the above are true