Mary Has Only One Child, Three-Year-Old Shelly, and She Has

question 39

Multiple Choice

Mary has only one child, three-year-old Shelly, and she has stayed home for most of Shelly's life. From an ecological perspective, Mary is best thought of as part of Shelly's

• A) mesosystem
• B) exosystem
• C) macrosystem
• D) microsystem

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Definitions:

Lateral Amygdala

A brain region involved in emotional responses, particularly fear and the formation of emotional memories.

Contingency Management

A behavior modification technique that rewards or punishes specific behaviors to encourage or discourage them, respectively.

Self-reinforcement Procedure

A technique in behavior modification where individuals reward themselves for reaching set goals or displaying desirable behaviors.

Satisfying State

A condition or feeling experienced after needs or desires are fulfilled, often used in theories of motivation and learning.