The Longitudinal Investigation of Couples from Late Pregnancy Until Three

question 53

Multiple Choice

The longitudinal investigation of couples from late pregnancy until three years after baby was born found that:

• A) being parents gave them a stable identity as a parent.
• B) they had more positive marital relations after the baby was born.
• C) they had decreased marital satisfaction after the baby was born.
• D) women paid less attention to their personal growth.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Reinforcer

A stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer; also known as a secondary reinforcer.

Toilet Training

The process of teaching a young child to control their bladder and bowel movements and to use the toilet for elimination.

Discriminative Stimulus

A stimulus in operant conditioning that indicates the probability of consequence for a behavior; it signals whether reinforcement or punishment is likely to follow a specific response.

Reinforced

Strengthened or emphasized, often in the context of behavior strengthened by a reward in psychology.