In the environmental guidance of behavior, punishment is effective because the punisher

a. evokes behaviors that interfere with the original operant response.
b. is discriminated from the reinforcer.
c. affects only the autonomic nervous system.
d. extinguishes the original operant response.
e. is a blend of the original reinforcer and the discriminative stimulus.

a. evokes behaviors that interfere with the original operant response.

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A) measures a broad range of psychological symptoms. B) focuses on the patient's perceptions of his or her progress in treatment. C) uses 21 items to assess psychological functioning in inpatient populations. D) is used exclusively with psychiatric patients.

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A structural equations analysis that uses several measures of each construct is called

a. path analysis b. latent variable modeling c. cross-lagged panel analysis d. meta-analysis e. factor analysis

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