Comparative psychology emerged as a response to which of these theories?
a. Hermann Helmholtz's theory of vision
b. Sigmund Freud's theory of the unconscious mind
c. Noam Chomsky's theory of language
d. Charles Darwin's theory of evolution
d
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Finding ways to meet instinctual needs and still take into account the conditions of the external, social world defines the ____, the basic operating theme of the ____
a. reality principle; id b. reality principle; ego c. pleasure principle; id d. pleasure principle; ego
How do children develop special attachments to their mothers, according to John Bowlby?
a. The mother provides innate contact comfort to the infant. b. The infant is biologically programmed to emit behavior that triggers a protective response from adults. c. The mother becomes a conditioned reinforcer because she is associated with the reinforcing act of being fed. d. Maternal attachment behavior is the result of reproductive fitness.
Children become less picky about what they eat during the preschool years
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A sales representative from an investment company is trying to convince a young couple to invest in a mutual fund. He will probably be most successful if he:
a. stresses that the fund has only lost money in 1 of the past 10 years b. mentions the names of other people in the neighborhood who have invested c. stresses that the fund has had solid returns in 9 of the past 10 years d. leaves a detailed prospectus and asks the couple to call him when they have decided