Telling Your Parents to Severely Chastise You If You Watch

question 37

Multiple Choice

Telling your parents to severely chastise you if you watch television rather than study this weekend is best described as an example of a:

• A) self-reinforcement procedure.
• B) deprivation procedure.
• C) commitment response.
• D) satiation procedure.

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Definitions:

Statistical Effectiveness

Describes the extent to which a particular intervention or treatment has been proven to work, based on statistical analysis.

Transmission

The act or process of transferring something from one place, person, or thing to another, often used in the context of diseases or information.

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus, a virus that attacks the immune system and can lead to AIDS if not treated.

Postdecision Dissonance

In the theory of cognitive dissonance, tension that occurs when you believe you may have made a bad decision.