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Tabl
econt
ent

, PART1

1.Adoct orwhosmokes,acceptst
hatsmokingisbenefici
albecausei
tinhi
bit
sthe
developmentofobesi
tyi
swhi chofthef
oll
owing“defense”mechanisms?
A.Dissociat
ion

B.I
ntel
l
ect
ual
i
zat
ion

C.Rat
ional
i
zat
ion

D.React
ionf
ormat
ion

E.Pr
oject
ion

2.Themostaccept
edhypothesisexpl
aini
ngt
hebi
ologi
cal
basi
sforschi
zophr
eni
ais:
A.Thet
ransmethyl
ati
onhypothesi
s

B.Thedoubl
ebi
ndhy
pot
hesi
s

C.Theser
otoni
nhy
pot
hesi
s

D.Thedopami
nehy
pot
hesi
s

E.Theendogenousopi
atehy
pot
hesi
s

3.Adi
sori
entat
iontoti
mei
schar
act
eri
sti
cof
:
A.Kor
sakof
f’
ssy ndr
ome

B.Anacut
eschi
zophr
eni
aepi
sode

C.Hy
pomani
a

D.Depr
essi
vepsy
chosi
s

E.Agor
aphobi
a

,4.I
tisadvi
sabl
eduri
ngachi
ld’
supbri
ngi
ngt
o:
A.Cl
earl
yindi
catet
herul
esf
orthechi
ld

B.Ov
erl
ookanydest
ruct
ivebehav
ior

C.Prai
set
hechi
ldforanyi
mpr
ovement
sofbehav
iour
;wel
l
-behav
edchi
l
drenshoul
dbe
pr
aisedwi
thpr
ivi
l
eges

D.Al
loft
heabov
e

E.Noneoft
heabov
e

5.I
nattempti
ngt
oteachachi
ldtoaccompli
shanewtaskonemust
:
A.Rei
nforcet
hechi
l
dimmediatel
yf611owi
ngcompl
eti
onofthet
ask

B.Rei
nfor
cet
hechi
l
d,wi
thasl
i
ghtdel
ay,
fol
l
owi
ngcompl
eti
onoft
het
ask

C.Rei
nfor
cet
hechi
l
d,af
teramar
keddel
ay,
fol
l
owi
ngcompl
eti
onoft
het
ask

6.Whena5-
year-
oldchil
d“t
hrowsaf i
t”
.He/shei
susual
lypuni
shedbutatt
imest
he
chi
ldget
swhathe/shewants.Thesef
itsar
emostli
kel
yto:
A.Becomel
essfrequent

B.Gr
adual
l
ycease

C.Becomecont
inuous

7.Ifpr
aise,
attenti
on,
andwarm af
fecti
onfai
ltoactasmeansofr
einf
orcementi
na
youngschoolchil
d:
A.Physical
punishmentshoul
dbeintr
oduced

B.Thechi
l
dshoul
dbewar
ned

C.Alt
ernat
ivemeansofr
einf
orcementshoul
dbei
ntr
o¬duced,
suchaspr
aisi
ngt
hechi
l
d
wit
hchocolateandt
oys.

8.Toproper
lydevel
opagoodbehav
iori
nachi
l
d,i
tisad¬v
isabl
eto:
A.Puni
shthechil
d

, B.Rewar
dthechi
l
d

C.Bot
hoft
heabov
e

D.Noneoft
heabov
e

9.Cri
ti
cizi
nganyundesi
rabl
ebehaviorofachi
l
d,iti
sad¬v
isabl
eto:
A.Thebestwaytoeli
minatetheundesir
abl
ebehavi
or

B.Thebestwayt
orei
nfor
cet
heundesi
rabl
ebehav
ior

C.Nei
theroft
heabov
e

10.I
nattempt
ingtor
einf
orcet
hebehav
iorofachi
l
d,i
tisadv
isabl
eto:
A.Puni
shthechil
d

B.Rewar
dthechi
l
d

C.Bot
hoft
heabov
e

D.Noneoft
heabov
e

11.Punishmenti
seffect
iveif
:
A.Itdoesnotgener
ateaversi
ont
owar
dst
hepuni
shi
ngper
son

B.I
tdoesnotr
esul
tinanescaper
eact
ion

C.I
tdecr
easet
henecessar
yoff
urt
herpuni
shment

D.I
tdoesnotr
einf
orceanaggr
essi
vebehav
ior

E.Al
loft
heabov
e

12.Puni
shmentisef
fect
ivei
fiti
sappl
i
ed:
A.Immediat
ely

B.Wi
thasl
i
ghtdel
ay

C.Wi
thmar
keddel
ay