A baby's responsiveness to operant conditioning improves its social relations with others because
a. bad habits are reduced via extinction.
b. parent and baby reinforce each other's attention.
c. the parent occasionally administers negative punishment.
d. most babies enjoy actively controlling the crib mobile.
B
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Maria Elena conducted a study of depressive symptoms and self-esteem. She found that people who were low in self-esteem were more likely to suffer from depression. She would like to argue that low self-esteem contributes to depression. What prevents her from being able to make a strong claim of this sort?
A) the person confound problem B) the multi-causality problem C) the concurrent measurement problem D) all of these prevent her from making a strong claim
Edward starts to worry about telling his therapist about his drinking. He is afraid that the therapist will get mad at him like his mother used to. Edward has started relating to his therapist as he related to his mother. Edward is experiencing
a. transference. b. countertransference. c. catharsis. d. resistance. e. free association.
__________ refers to the gradual reduction of attentional processes due to the repeated or
continued presence of a stimulus. Fill in the blanks with correct word
Which statement about adolescent dating is true?
A) Security of attachment to parents and friends predicts gratifying romantic ties among sexual minority teens. B) Although lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents face some prejudice, few retreat into heterosexual dating. C) Although some romances dissolve after high school graduation, those that survive usually become more satisfying. D) Even when adolescent dating leads to warm, supportive romantic bonds, it is related to anxiety and depression.