Toya's young son, Troy, has a habit of nagging and throwing tantrums while in stores. Toya rarely gives in to Troy's tantrums, however, they still persist to her great frustration. Troy's behavior is an example of __________
a) effective punishment.
b) the partial-reinforcement effect.
c) the continuous-reinforcement phenomenon.
d) the extinction effect.
b
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Dr. Carter believes that many fears and phobias represent associations that have formed through classical conditioning. Knowing this, you might expect that Dr. Carter's personal library contains a large number of books written by:
a. Sigmund Freud b. Albert Ellis c. Joseph Wolpe d. Carl Rogers
Juan has been smoking for 30 years. He wants to stop smoking, and he and his wife have agreed on a method of treatment. There will be a jar that Juan can put the cigarettes he does not smoke in. When the jar reaches 100 cigarettes, Juan's wife will take him on a vacation to Japan. For every cigarette he smokes, he loses two of the cigarettes in the jar. This is an example of ___________.
A. a token economy B. aversion therapy C. positive reinforcement D. flooding
Assessing the accuracy of psychological measures is difficult, because few known standards exist.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Panic attacks usually develop gradually over several hours.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)