In the late 1800's, physicians discovered that patients suffering from a condition called general paresis could be cured by engaging in which o the following actions?
a) subjecting them to brutally painful electrical shocks
b) placing them in a spinning chair.
c) the use of laxatives to induce diarrhea and emetics to induce vomiting
d) injecting them with the blood of a person who was suffering from malaria
Answer: d) injecting them with the blood of a person who was suffering from malaria
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a. brief psychotic episodes, especially in times of stress. b. laboratory blood work values that indicate the possibility of developing schizophrenia. c. attention deficit disorder related to brain structure abnormalities. d. MRI and PET scan results similar to those of schizophrenics.
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is called the Law of ________. A) Consequences B) Diminishing Returns C) Reinforcers D) Effect