Escape and Avoidance Are Forms of

question 34

Multiple Choice

Escape and avoidance are forms of

• A) positive reinforcement.
• B) negative reinforcement.
• C) punishment.
• D) omission.

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Definitions:

Oedipus Complex

A Freudian theory that describes a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy and competition with the same-sex parent.

Projective Tests

Psychological assessments that use ambiguous stimuli, such as inkblots or vague images, to elicit responses that reveal aspects of an individual's personality.

Validity

The ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure.

Reliability

The ability of a test to yield nearly the same score when the same people are tested and then retested on the same test or an alternative form of the test.