Farmer Gable had a problem with motorcyclists riding across his meadow land, tearing up sod and frightening his cattle. He installed barbed wire fencing in the area and no longer had a problem. Gable's approach is best described as an example of _______
a. response prevention
b. extinction
c. differential reinforcement
d. punishment
A
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According to the textbook, a behavior is one that interferes with a person's life, including ability to care for oneself, have good relationships with others, and function well at school or at work
a. useless b. withdrawn c. depressed d. maladaptive
The somatic nervous system controls what part of the body?
a. bone growth b. reflex muscles c. skeletal muscles and is under conscious control of these muscles d. heart muscles
Zanna and Cooper (1974) showed that participants who freely wrote a counter-attitudinal essay changed their attitude most when they believed that a pill would make them feel ______.
a. aroused b. sad c. relaxed d. angry
The Rorschach Inkblot Method
A. contains a total of 10 inkblots. B. is an objective personality test. C. was created after the creation of the original MMPI. D. features inkblots created by John Exner.