Why is it important for a therapist to have good relationship-building skills?

a. Psychotherapy outcome is strongly affected by the relationship that develops between client and therapist.
b. It is important for clinicians to have many friends and colleagues to mitigate the stress of doing therapy.
c. It is important for a therapist to be likable so others keep referring clients to him or her.
d. Having good relationship skills makes it possible to model those skills to clients.


a

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a. Damage to the parietal lobe causes impaired judgment. b. Overdevelopment of the nucleus accumbens leads to bad behavior. c. The prefrontal cortex continues to mature until the age of 25 years. d. Damage to the hippocampus impairs intelligence.

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If you give your dog a treat each time she performs a trick, you are using:

a. interval reinforcement c. partial reinforcement b. basic reinforcement d. continuous reinforcement

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A new teacher finds that he or she has several “difficult” students in their classroom. This teacher decides to establish trusting relationships with these students operating under the logic that this will have a “ripple effect” on the other students. This method is known as which of the following?

A. poor teacher quality B. creative teaching C. discreet discipline D. developmental discipline

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Children in Western cultures receive a lot of experience with tasks that require them to recall information, whereas non-Western cultures with no formal schooling do not use or benefit from instruction in memory strategies.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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