In operant conditioning, reinforcers:
are easy to determine.
diminish behaviors which they follow.
strengthen behaviors which they follow.
are sometimes pleasant and sometimes unpleasant.
strengthen behaviors which they follow.
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Self-report inventories, unlike projective tests, are ____
a. unstructured b. standardized c. oral d. valid
The covert sensitization technique described in the text requires
a. self-imposed periods of time out. b. one to associate disgusting or disturbing thoughts with an undesirable habit. c. one to construct a personal hierarchy of aversive situations and then vividly picture relaxing images. d. the listing of rewards that maintain an undesirable habit and then eliminating them.
Connor has Asperger's syndrome. His behavior is socially awkward, and the children in his classroom tend to react negatively to him because of it. In your text's discussion of developmental themes, the impact of Connor's awkwardness on his peers' response to him illustrates
a. a child passive in development. b. a child active in development. c. a child moving through continuous stages. d. a child moving through discontinuous stages.
As a clinical psychologist, you note that one of your clients has AIDS. Where does this piece of information go on the DSM-IV-TR axes?
a. Axis II—Major Clinical Syndromes b. Axis IV—Psychosocial and Environmental Problems c. Axis VI—General Medical Conditions d. Axis III—General Medical Conditions