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Delay reduction was one thing learned during Pavlovian conditioning. Delay reduction refers to:

Client: “I just can’t stop drinking. I know its bad for me and I feel so guilty when I do drink but I guess I just dont want to live in my present. My job sucks. My marriage sucks. I am constantly worried about what will happen to me, my family, the economy… everything. Drinking is a little vacation from that.” Therapist: “Oh I see.  Drinking allows you to escape your negative feelings like anxiety. Every time you drink to cope with those feelings you are essentially reinforcing your own behavior. We need to help you find another way to relax.” What kind of therapist is this?

According to cognitive therapy, our psychological disorders are actually just exagerations of adaptive responses.

Client: “I just can’t believe I am divorced. I can’t believe I wasn’t strong enough to fix it. I just have so much shame. I guess I really am a loser just like the rest of my family.” Therapist: “You’re not a loser. That’s your shame talking. Shame loves to attack us and make us feel small. It is happiest when we are suffering. Let’s name your shame, what do you want to call this hideous thing?” What kind of therapist is this?

According to reality therapists, therapeutic goals should be all of the following things except which?

What’s the role of the existential counselor?

An operant class is said to be generic in nature because all responses in the class:

What specifically is described as being equal by the matching law? 

Purple Cube Inc.’s inventory records are shown below – use this information to answer the six questions:  Inventory Data Beginning Inventory 150 units @ $2.00 Purchase @ May 31 200 units @ $2.15 Purchase @ August 31 280 units @ $2.75 Sales @ October 15 250 units @ $3.00   Calculate the following as they relate to Purple Cube Inc.: Required Questions 1) Gross Margin under the LIFO method:  [Answer1] 2) Ending Inventory under the LIFO method:  [Answer2] 3) Ending Inventory under the Weighted Average method:  [Answer3] 4) Cost of Goods Sold under the Weighted Average method: [Answer4] 5) Cost of Goods Sold under the FIFO method  [Answer5] 6) Gross Margin under the FIFO method  [Answer6] Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Solutions will be rounded to nearest whole number.

What two specific effects do motivating operations have? They alter both: