The Most Recent APA Code (2002)includes 5 General Principles and 89

question 55

Multiple Choice

The most recent APA code (2002) includes 5 general principles and 89 standards. Which of the following is true?

• A)the standards are "aspirational goals" guiding the general behavior of psychologists
• B)the principles are "enforceable rules of conduct" for psychologists
• C)both alternatives a. and b.
• D)none of the above

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Definitions:

Conditional Discrimination

A situation in which the availability of reinforcement to a particular stimulus depends upon the presence of a second stimulus.

Occasion-Setting Properties

Stimuli or contexts that signal the availability of reinforcement or punishment, influencing how an organism responds to other stimuli.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, begins to elicit a conditioned response.

Lock Conditioning

A method of conditioning where the conditioned stimulus locks the response until the unconditioned stimulus is presented, although this term is not traditionally used in psychological literature, it seems to be a misunderstanding or miscreation.