Mr. Bonoir gives students stars on their homework when it is done well. A student can exchange 10 stars for a treat. This is a form of
a. token economy. b. biofeedback.
c. shaping.
d. insight learning.
e. programmed instruction.
a
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If you associate SALUTE with FLAG, then hearing SALUTE will temporarily increase how likely you are to think of the word FLAG. Which concept tries to explain that tendency?
a. Depth of processing b. Base-rate information c. Spreading activation d. The framing effect
Helen has several major projects that will all be due in two weeks. In order to deal with this situation, she makes out a plan of when to work on each project and schedules in breaks, during which she plans to walk for exercise and to meditate. She also plans to play some of her favorite music CDs as she works on the projects in order to lift her "spirits.". Helen is utilizing a combination of
a. problem-focused and emotion-focused coping. b. directive and indirective coping. c. primary and secondary coping. d. defense mechanisms and vacillation.
The nature-nurture controversy is primarily concerned with
a. the use of a chronological versus a longitudinal approach. b. the difference between developmental and chronological age. c. the relative importance of heredity and environment. d. the extent to which development is continuous or discontinuous. e. whether to study similarities or differences between people.
When it comes to injury prevention, American parents ________.
A. more often teach safety rules to their preschoolers in advance, as a preventive measure, rather than as a response to unsafe behaviors B. seem willing to ignore familiar safety practices, perhaps because of the high value they place on personal freedom C. take more safety precautions than parents in other industrialized nations D. believe safety instruction is the responsibility of schools and governmental programs