Before starting a diet, a person should take the time to create a food journal and write down the food they actually eat during the day. This is an effective way to change eating habits because the person is
a. punishing every undesired occurrence of the behavior.
b. rewarding every occurrence of an alternative, desired behavior.
c. switching the behavior from a variable to a fixed schedule of reinforcement.
d. gaining a better understanding of the behavior and when it occurs.
Answer: d. gaining a better understanding of the behavior and when it occurs
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What is the relationship between perceived control and the experience of stress?
a. Research has not revealed any relationship between stress and perceived control. b. Stress and control are directly related, meaning that the more control we perceive we have, the more stress we tend to experience. c. The perception that one has control over a situation helps reduce the stress caused by that situation. d. Experiencing stress in a given situation lowers our perception of the control we have over that stressor.
As children grow older, parents
a. become more physically affectionate with their children. b. become less controlling of their children. c. become more controlling of their children. d. do not change their behavior in terms of either warmth or control.