When a child is rewarded for stating a particular view, her or his attitude about that object or concept is influenced. This shows the importance of __________ in attitude formation.

A. operant conditioning
B. the mere-exposure effect
C. observational learning
D. classical conditioning


Answer: A

Psychology

You might also like to view...

The fact that most people perceive individual elements that are close to each other as being part of a single group is consistent with the Gestalt law of ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

Karen has experienced an increase in her blood pressure, has lost weight, and is extremely irritable. Her doctor found that one of her endocrine glands was producing too much of its hormone. Karen's condition is most likely caused by an overactive gland that regulates metabolism called the __________ gland

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

Which of the following categorization tasks can be performed by Jonathan, an 18-month-old infant?

A. Sorting insects into butterflies and beesĀ  B. Sorting words into nouns and verbs C. Sorting yellow triangles and human figures into two separate groupsĀ  D. None of these

Psychology

If the partial correlation between Variables X and Y is equal to the Pearson correlation between X and Y,

a. the correlation between X and Y is statistically significant b. X and Y are probably causally related c. the range of scores on X and Y is probably restricted d. the variable that was partialed out does not account for the correlation between X and Y e. the variable was partially responsible for the correlation between X and Y

Psychology