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QUESTION 1) Tom lost his job after having argued with his boss. As a result, in his subsequent jobs, he never again argued with the boss. This is an example of a- positive punishment. b. negative reinforcement. c extinction. d. negative punishment. QUESTION 2) day in the park, Stephen was struck by lightening. Later, while recuperating in the hospital, he was suddenly assaulted by the patient in the next bed (who was having a psychotic reaction to the drugs he had been given). After these incidents, Stephen had trouble sleeping and often had nightmares. He also began avoiding both parks and hospitals and displayed an irrational fear of both places. Based on this information, Stephen is likely to be suffering from: a multiple personality disorder. b. posttraumatic stress disorder. c. experimental neurosis. d. learned helplessness. QUESTION 3) Edward was bitten by a dog just one time many years ago, but he nevertheless persistently stays away from dogs According to the anxiety conservation hypothesis, Edwards's fear of dogs does not extinguish because: a. his low self-esteem serves to conserve and heighten his anxiety. b. his avoidance response to dogs occurs so quickly that his fear does not have time to extinguish. c. his escape response does not tell him that his fear of dogs is merely psychological. d. others are to blame for his displays of anxiety.

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Q1) d. negative punishment ( Negative punishment is a concept in operant conditioning. In Negative punishment we removes pleasurable stimulus from other person. In given case Job is pleasurable stimulus to Tom. His boss removed that. That's why he changed that behavior. That's why it is called negative punishment)

Q2) b. posttraumatic stress disorder ( Any painful event creates stress in human. After that every time we think about that painful event we will get fear. This type of stress disorder is called as posttraumatic stress disorder. In given case Stephen getting fear by seeing hospital and park. That's why it is posttraumatic stress disorder)

Q3) b. his avoidance response to dogs occurs so quickly that his fear does not have time to extinguish.