A way of speaking in which speakers renounce or deny the validity of what they are saying by including a negative statement is known as a ____
a. hedge word c. tag question
b. question statement d. disclaimer
D
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Discuss the interaction between genetic factors and environmental factors in aggressive behavior
What will be an ideal response?
Gloria is struggling in yoga class. She feels self-conscious about her flexibility and core strength to hold particular moves. Instead of leaving the class, she compares herself to the most overweight and inflexible male member of the course and thinks, "Well at least I can hold my downward dog better than he can." Gloria is utilizing a ____________________
A) ?self-serving bias B) ?downward comparison C) ?self-handicapping D) ?strategy to bask in reflected glory
A pigeon first completes a VR 20 schedule on a green key and then a VI 30-sec schedule on a yellow key, following which it receives food. This behavior chain would have been best trained by starting with responding on
A) ?the green key. B) ?the yellow key. C) ?an orange key. D) ?a greenish-yellow key.
The first standardized personality inventory, which was designed for military selection
purposes, was constructed by A) Robert Woodworth. B) E. L. Thorndike. C) Hermann Rorschach. D) Emil Kraepelin. E) Francis Galton.