Any stimulus that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood that the behavior will be repeated is called a ______
a. cue c. reinforcer
b. situational artifact d. higher-order conditioner
C
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A judge hears four cases involving civil commitment. Based on the criteria for civil commitment, which case is likely to be denied by the judge (i.e., the person will not be sent to a psychiatric facility involuntarily)?
a. A man is so terrified of auditory hallucinations that he is likely to lose control and kill himself. b. A delusional woman is likely to kill her husband in the next several days. c. A starving psychotic man has no permanent residence and no way to stay out of subzero temperatures at night. d. A young married woman is depressed and anxious after giving birth.
In the Jonathan case in Chapter 5 of your text, Jonathon probably had which anxiety-related disorder?
a. Obsessive-compulsive disorder b. Specific phobia c. Posttraumatic stress disorder d. Generalized anxiety disorder
Typically, when we only have minimal information about a person, we are most tempted to apply
a. social stereotypes. b. individuating information. c. tolerance, giving people the "benefit of the doubt.". d. self-fulfilling prophecies.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the improvements in writing that occur as children mature?
a. As children mature, they gain more knowledge about the world and, therefore, have more to tell others in their writing. b. Adolescents use a knowledge-telling strategy and young children use a knowledge- transforming strategy when writing. c. Older children need to concentrate less on the mechanical requirements (e.g., printing, spelling, punctuation) than do younger children. d. As children develop, they have greater skill in revising and editing their writing.