When 18-month-old Jarrod realizes that he can ask his mother to give him a cookie, and that his mother will behave under her own power and will respond to his request, then Jarrod sees his mother as a(n) __________
a) good parent
b) compliant agent
c) social reference
d) independent agent
Answer: b
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A. central nervous system B. somatic nervous system C. autonomic nervous system D. parasympathetic division
In order to teach a child to interact in an appropriate way with other children, a psychologist involves other children in the training sessions. Which strategy for promoting generalization utilizes some aspect of the target situation in training?
a. incorporating common stimuli b. incorporating a variety of relevant stimulus situations in training c. teaching a range of functionally equivalent responses d. training skills that contact natural contingencies of reinforcement
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a. The Stone Age b. Biblical times c. The Golden Age of Greece d. The 19th and 20th centuries
Lady Macbeth was burdened with intense guilt after her part in the murder of Duncan. As a result, she washed her hands over and over again, trying to remove the blood she thought she saw on them. Psychologists would call Lady Macbeth's hand-washing:
a. a symbolic release c. an obsession b. dramatic irony d. a compulsion