The process of learning to respond only to a single specific object or event and inhibit the response to all other stimuli is called ______
a. extinction c. stimulus generalization
b. inhibition d. stimulus discrimination
d
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Construct reliability is determined by assessing the degree of relationship between scores on two different, equivalent tests. b. Split-half reliability is determined by assessing the degree of relationship between scores on the same test, administered on two different occasions. c. Test/retest reliability is determined by assessing the degree of relationship between scores on the same test, administered on two different occasions. d. Interrater reliability is determined by assessing the degree of relationship between scores on two different, equivalent tests.
The cognitive interview technique is most likely to be useful in which of the following situation?
a. A lawyer is preparing to defend a client in a case involving an automobile accident. b. A physician is evaluating the effectiveness of a drug treatment for hyperactivity. c. A psychologist is treating a child for anxiety related to the death of a parent. d. A recruiter is interviewing candidates for service in a foreign embassy.
Once teens are addicted to drugs or alcohol, why is it so hard to quit?
a. Nothing else gives them pleasure as it once did b. The teen feels popular and wants to continue with this social status c. Drugs and alcohol are easily available d. Teens lack the parental supervision need to avoid these drugs