When a mother praises her child for behaving properly in the grocery store, she is
a. being permissive.
b. acting out of fear that her child will become disruptive.
c. using response contingent reinforcement.
d. classically conditioning the child.
C
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c. They are at high risk of being attacked during their sleep. d. They have higher body temperatures than most other mammals.
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Dr. Pullman is involved in mental disorder prevention research, and he has just completed an extensive review of the literature on the risk and protective factors for a particular disorder, as well as the relevant prevention programs conducted to date. If he follows the research model recommended in the text, what should he do next?
a. He should plan a prevention program and conduct large-scale trials of its effectiveness. b. He should plan a prevention program and conduct pilot studies of its effectiveness. c. He should plan a prevention program, implement it on a large scale, and evaluate its effectiveness. d. He should thoroughly review the extent of the disorder, as well as its costs to society.