Whenever Amy sees a dog, she experiences unpleasant bodily responses (rapid heart beat, upset stomach, and sweaty hands) and engages in escape behavior (runs away). In behavior modification, Amy's operant and respondent behavior is referred to as:

a. fear
b. reactivity
c. alarm
d. behavioral excess

a

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A. Combination treatment. B. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), specifically radically open DBT. C. CBT-E. D. Motivational interviewing.

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Hypofrontality, or an underactivity of the frontal lobes of the brain, appears in people with schizophrenia when they are engaged in demanding mental tasks

It is difficult to know if this condition is a contributor to or a consequence of this disorder. Which critical thinking concept does this remind us to bear in mind when looking at research data? A) Replicability B) Extraordinary claims Incorrect. The fact that there may be neurological contributors or consequences of a mental disorder is not an extraordinary claim. On the contrary, it is quite logical. C) Correlation versus causation D) Falsifiability

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