Which of the following activities is inconsistent with drive-reduction theory?
a) eating food that tastes bad
b) going swimming on a hot day
c) eating when you are not hungry
d) smoking pot to relax
ANS: C, This behavior contradicts drive-reduction theory because there is no drive to be reduced if you are not hungry
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The removal of reinforcers for a certain period of time as a means to eliminate undesirable behaviors is called _____
a) systematic desensitization. b) exposure and response prevention. c) the time out. d) a token economy.
Which of the following is the MOST correct statement regarding repressed memories?
A) Most adults who were abused as children have no recollection of the abuse. B) The best way to get at repressed memories is for the therapist to suggest that such memories exist. C) It is highly unlikely that false memories will be retrieved because of the inaccuracy of human memory. D) The perpetrators of abuse are more likely to forget the incidents than are the victims.