Bowlby's ethological theory states that separation anxiety develops in young children because
a. the child instinctively fears predators like sharks.
b. separation is a natural clue to danger.
c. infants are curious and inclined to explore.
d. during separation, the child is unsure where rewards are
Answer: b. separation is a natural clue to danger.
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a. ?educating the founders of Gestalt psychology b. ?the legitimization of music as a therapy for mentally ill and developmentally disabled persons c. ?the legitimization of introspection as an experimental technique d. ?the legitimization of untrained observers to do introspection in experimental research e. ?the discovery of imageless thought and the ensuing debate with Wundt
Which of the following DOES NOT describe functions of the autonomic nervous system?
a. It operates without conscious direction. b. It transmits messages between the central nervous system and sensory organs and muscles. c. It consists of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. d. It regulates involuntary bodily processes. e. It regulates respiration.
Freud believed that neuroses (i.e., phobias, anxiety, and panic) were caused by
a. negative thinking. b. classically conditioned fear responses. c. unresolved conflicts in the unconscious from early childhood. d. incongruence between a person's self-concept and reality.
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a. frequency and average. b. average and correlation. c. central tendency and dispersion. d. histograms and polygons.