Systematic desensitization is a technique based on:
a. instrumental conditioning
b. aversive conditioning
c. observational learning
d. classical conditioning
D
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a. scheduled thirst induction. b. schedule-induced polydipsia. c. schedule-elicited hyperhydration. d. schedule-invoked complementarity.
Joseph and Marilee have been married for 23 years, and have two teenage children. Marilee tends to employ a stricter authoritarian parenting style, while Joseph prefers a “softer” authoritative side. According to the research of Milevsky and colleagues (2007), what is the likely outcome of these different parenting styles??
a. ?Joseph’s authoritative parenting will offset the negative impacts of Marilee’s authoritarian parenting style. b. ?Marilee’s authoritarian parenting style will have damaging effects on the children, despite Joseph’s authoritative style. c. ?The older child is likely to develop negative outcomes due to the inconsistent parenting styles, but this will not be seen in the younger child. d. ?The children are likely to develop very insecure attachments to both parents due to the inconsistencies in their parenting styles.
A researcher develops a 20-question test to measure anxiety and administers it to a group of participants. To evaluate the reliability of the test, the researcher computes a score for the first 10 questions and a score for the last 10 questions for each participant and then computes the correlation between the two scores. What is the researcher measuring?
a. split-half reliability b. internal reliability c. test-retest reliability d. inter-rater reliability
The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
A. increased the number of appeals an individual on death row could use. B. made it impossible to convict someone for a capital crime without DNA evidence. C. increased the number of crimes that were eligible for the death penalty. D. reduced the number of appeals for death row inmates.