Beginning in the __________, radical behaviorists challenged the field of personality testing by asserting that
a. 1920s; only overt behavior (not inferred personality traits) should be measured
b. 1950s; only overt behavior (not inferred personality traits) should be measured
c. 1970s; projective tests are culturally biased
d. 1960s; phobias and other disorders can be created in individuals regardless of a person's underlying temperament
B
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a. create a negative response to a stimulus that has elicited problematic behavior. b. correct habitual thinking errors and maladaptive beliefs. c. reduce phobic responses. d. improve interpersonal skills.
According to Paul Baltes, the life-span perspective includes several features that are central to the study of human development. They include all EXCEPT which of the following?
a. multidirectionality b. multiple causation c. plasticity d. epigenesis
Taking clay and sand to create bricks, which are then used to build modular wall panels, which are then assembled to construct tall buildings, is similar to which of the following neural concepts?
A. Specificity coding B. Localization of function C. Hierarchical processing D. Distributed representation
According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, decentration in the concreate operational stage refers to children being able to:
A) adapt to social and cultural situations. B) repeat pleasurable behavior patterns. C) center on two dimensions of a problem at once. D) attribute life and consciousness to physical objects.