If a parent follows misbehavior with an unpleasant consequence, such as scolding or spanking, the parent is using
a. negative punishment.
b. positive punishment.
c. response cost.
d. negative punishment.
ANSWER: b
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a. Individuals with schizophrenia b. Individuals with substance abuse problems c. Healthy individuals d. They are all equally likely to be violent
According to the text, which of the following do participants find least acceptable?
A. bisexuality B. single and sexually active C. prostitution D. casually dating several people
Which of the following is a limitation associated with behavioral genomics?
A) Most traits are not controlled by single genes. B) Technology is not yet sufficiently advanced to identify single genes. C) The Human Genome Project has not been completed yet. D) Laws prevent researchers from sequencing the genes of individuals.
Brooks has schizophrenia. It would be expected that his hippocampus would be
A. smaller than normal. B. larger than normal. C. unusually disorganized. D. displaced within the brain compared to someone without schizophrenia