Kierran Spends Approximately Three Hours Per Day Playing Video Games

question 144

Multiple Choice

Kierran spends approximately three hours per day playing video games and approximately 20 minutes per day doing chores. If Kierran's mother tells him to play video games when he completes his chores then she is employing the _____ whereas if she restricts video game play and only allows him to play video games if he does his chores then she is employing the _____.

• A) Premack principle; drive-reduction theory
• B) incentive motivation theory; Premack principle
• C) Premack principle; response deprivation hypothesis
• D) response deprivation hypothesis; Premack principle

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Definitions:

Prevalence Rate

The proportion of a population that is affected by a particular disease, condition, or characteristic at a specific time.

Conjunction Fallacy

A logical fallacy that occurs when it is assumed that specific conditions are more probable than a single general one.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that depends on the first examples that spring to mind when assessing a particular subject, idea, technique, or choice.

Schizophrenia

A mental disorder characterized by disturbances in thought, perception, and behavior, causing significant impairment in social and occupational functioning.