Sara notices that she runs faster when at track team practice than when she runs alone. What best explains this?
A. evaluation apprehension hypothesis
B. conscientiousness
C. agreeableness
D. social facilitation
Answer: D
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a. ?balance the pleasure-seeking impulses of the superego with the morality imposed by the id b. ?embrace the moralistic needs of the superego, even at times when rules are not crucial c. ?enhance the pleasure-seeking impulses of the id so that gratification is achieved as often as possible d. ?coordinate the needs of the id with the demands of reality
Of the following, the schedule that most closely resembles noncontingent reinforcement is _________
a. FD b. FT c. FI d. DRL
Dr. Brown has been invited to speak at a prestigious psychological conference on the topic of autism
He will talk on the current scientific knowledge regarding this disorder. What is a key point you would expect him to make based on the authors' discussion of the disorder in the chapter? A) The apparent surge in diagnoses of autism is linked to important changes in diagnostic practices. B) There is an autism epidemic and psychologists have no real insights into the dramatic increase. C) The dramatic increase in diagnoses of autism is directly related to the mumps, measles, and rubella vaccine. D) The dramatic increase in autism diagnoses is a result of overdiagnosis rather than a real increase and epidemic.
Dr. Nevolia has a client diagnosed with a somatoform disorder. She believes her client's disorder is due to a tendency to magnify her symptoms and allow false beliefs to dominate her thinking. Dr. Nevolia is probably a __________
a) psychoanalyst. b) behaviorist. c) cognitive psychologist. d) biological psychologist.