Solved

Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 43

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions
Study Description: Tail Wagging
A New York Times article published on April 24, 2007, reported the research of Dr.Giorgio Vallortigara, a neuroscientist at the University of Trieste, Italy, and his two colleagues.The researchers asked whether a dog wags its tail in a preferred direction in response to positive stimuli and in another direction in response to negative stimuli.To answer their question, they recruited 30 dogs that were family pets.Filming each dog from above, they allowed it to view (through a slat in its cage) three positive stimuli separately, in order of descending positivity: its owner, an unfamiliar human, and a cat.All the dogs responded by wagging their tails to the right.But when the dogs were presented with an unfamiliar, aggressive dog, a negative stimulus, all dogs wagged their tails to the left.
-(Study Description: Tail Wagging) Which statement is the research hypothesis for this study?

Identify the therapeutic approach that emphasizes unconditional positive regard.

Understand the family-systems perspective and its view on individual behavior within a family context.

Recognize the influence of philosophical and psychological theories on therapeutic approaches.

Understand the principles and goals of different therapeutic approaches.

Definitions:

Heuristics

Simple, efficient rules or guidelines used to make quick decisions or solve problems.

Intuitive Judgments

Decisions made quickly and without conscious reasoning, relying on gut feelings and automatic cognitive processes.

Quick

The ability to do something or the act of doing something with speed or within a short time frame.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that involves judging the probability of an event by comparing it to an existing prototype that already exists in our minds.