Which of the following is NOT true concerning the use of extinction and reinforcement together?
a. the problem behavior decreases
b. the probability of spontaneous recovery decreases
c. extinction is generally more effective when it is used alone
d. alternative behavior increases
c
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Some people may be genetically predisposed to seek out difficult relationships. These difficult relationships may contribute to their experience of depression. This is an example of the
a. diathesis-stress model b. reciprocal gene-environment model c. genetic model d. quantitative genetics model
Which of the following statements about operant conditioning is true?
A. Neither partial nor continuous reinforcement leads to behaviors that will persist for long periods of time. B. Continuous reinforcement leads to behaviors that will persist longer than behaviors learned through partial or intermittent reinforcement. C. Partial reinforcement leads to behaviors that will persist longer than behaviors learned through continuous reinforcement. D. Continuous reinforcement and partial reinforcement lead to behaviors that persist for equally long periods of time.
Superstitious behaviors are
a. repeated because they appear to produce reinforcement. b. necessary to produce response-contingent reinforcement. c. observed in animals, but not people. d. characterized by all of these.
Research in Israel on resilience in the face of terrorism and violence indicates that ____ tend to be more resilient than ____
a. members of ethnic minority groups? members of the ethnic majority b. women? men c. more educated people? less educated people d. single people? married people