Immediately after firing, a neuron cannot fire again no matter how strong the incoming messages may be. This period is called the ______ period
a. absolute refractory
b. relative refractory
c. primary refractory
d. polarization
a
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Which one of these statements about shaping is correct?
a. Experience indicates that food is the best reinforcer to use when shaping a behavior. b. Shaping is the reinforcement of successive approximations at regular time intervals. c. Shaping is a formal training procedure, but something like it occurs in the outside world. d. The criteria for a successful response remains constant throughout the shaping procedure. e. Shaping is a type of observational learning.
Amongst working adolescents, __________ represents the biggest predictor of adjustment
problems. Fill in the blanks with correct word
Jane is a fourteen-year-old autistic girl currently participating in a behavioral social skills training program for autistic adolescents. Jane's most likely outcome from this program is
A. relatively normal socialization for her age B. no progress at all C. some increase in the quality of her social skills, although little increase in the quantity of socialization D. some increase in the quantity of socialization in which she she participates but little improvement in the quality of socialization
Tricia is a graduate student who is interested in eating disorders. She overcame her anorexia nervosa at age 21. No one else in her family seems to have any issues with food. She was surprised to learn that several studies on eating disorders show that:
a. anorexia runs in families, but bulimia does not b. these disorders have no genetic basis c. these disorders clearly run in families d. relatives of test subjects do not have a higher risk for developing these disorders