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According to the rules of sleep hygiene, if you are unable to fall asleep within _____________, you should get out of bed and perform some boring type of task until you become sleepy again.

A psychologist is observing a child client for symptoms of hyperactivity.  Which of the following is a potential source of error for his assessment?

Which of the following substances consumed near bedtime will not negatively impact your sleep quality?

Which of the following examines the relationship between a behavior and its antecedents and consequences?

_____________ refers to recording every instance of a behavior in a specified time segment.

Questions 31- 33 refer to the following situation: Kayla is a 15-year-old girl who is being pressured by her peers to drink alcohol.  Kayla gives in and drinks a beer.  Kayla receives positive attention from her friends; however, Kayla’s parents find out and ground her for a month. Which of the following is the behavior in this case?

Behavior modifiers are interested in both scientific and practical changes in behavior.

Which of the following should not be researched using an ABAB design?  

After conducting a functional assessment, you determine that your client’s maladaptive behavior is caused by the attention he receives from his mother.  Which of the following would you not advise for your client’s mother?

A psychologist notes that her client is much more aggressive when his father is in the room.  This situation is an example of: