Author Question: Gerald has been given plastic poker chips for desirable behavior in his institutional setting. He ... (Read 234 times)

sarasara · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Gerald has been given plastic poker chips for desirable behavior in his institutional setting. He understands the chips have a certain point value and can be used later on for privileges. Gerald is responding to a(n)

a. intermittent schedule.
b. token economy.
c. negative reinforcement with no punishment.
d. projective value system.

Question 2

Anissa has just lost her job. Which attributional pattern would most strongly suggest that Anissa is at risk for depression?

a. I lost my job because I am not smart enough to compete in the workforce, and everywhere I go everyone can see this about me.
b. I lost my job because the economy has been so bad, and everywhere I go this seems to be true.
c. I lost my job because I have had a hard time managing everything while I had to take care of my aging mother who died in the last month.
d. I lost my job because my boss is a real jerk who has never liked me from the start.