Simone believes that people have consistent behavioral tendencies across situations. She is on the __________ side of the debate
a. situation
b. nature
c. nurture
d. person
Answer: D: person
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a. Normally b. Negatively c. Positively d. Average
Freud used the word "object" to refer to any person, object, or activity that can satisfy an instinct
a. True b. False
Regarding teratogens, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. No direct intermixing of blood takes place between a mother and her unborn child. b. If a mother is addicted to morphine, heroin, or methadone, her baby may be born with an addiction. c. Children with fetal alcohol syndrome are born with fluid on the brain and an abnormally large head. d. Children of smoking mothers score lower on tests of language and mental ability.
What evidence argues most strongly against social learning theorists' claims that observational learning is a key causal factor in personality development?
A) Conscious processing occurs more infrequently than unconscious processing. B) The effects of shared environment on adult personality are weak or even nonexistent. C) It is difficult to show how reciprocal determinism would exist in daily life. D) Researchers consistently find that adult personality is stable rather than changing.