Michael speaks perfectly fine while at home, but his teacher complains that he does not speak while at school. This is an example of:

a. Social anxiety disorder
b. Generalized anxiety disorder
c. Selective mutism
d. Anxiety sensitivity

Ans: c. Selective mutism

Psychology

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The term operant refers to the fact that, in operant conditioning:

A) the organism must operate on the environment before consequences can occur. B) reinforcers and punishers operate on the organism to change its behavior. C) the US operates on the CS to change its association with the CR. D) the experimenter operates on the organism to change its behavior.

Psychology

Shame and humiliation are most likely to be used by behavior therapists to treat ____

a. people with sexual dysfunction b. masochists c. people with gender identity disorders d. exhibitionists

Psychology