True or False


1	It is clear that humans do not respond to punishment.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


2	In general, research has shown that the more intense the aversive situation, the stronger the escape or avoidance response.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


3	The therapy known as flooding is very similar to extinction.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


4	The term "bad dog" is a form of secondary positive punishment.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


5	Skinner believed that punishment typically caused permanent behavior suppression.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


6	Phobias represent a form of avoidance learning.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


7	The effectiveness of punishment increases as the severity of the punishment increases.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


8	Punishment is most effective if it is delayed.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


9	There is a correlation between parental use of punishment and aggression in children.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


10	Many people remain in unhappy relationships because the escape response fails to produce reward.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


11	Escape learning occurs more rapidly if the termination of shock following the appropriate behavior is delayed somewhat.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


12	Ethical principles regarding the use of punishment allow for the use of the most severe punishment first and then alternative behavior-suppression strategies.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


13	Punishment can result in anger, and anger can result in aggression.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


14	Watson hypothesized that phobias are innate fears serving an adaptive function.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


15	Increases in the aversive stimulus impair two-way active avoidance.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

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