Attitudes are best understood as
a. being either entirely positive or entirely negative.
b. being initially positive but increasingly negative as new information arises.
c. varying in strength along both positive and negative dimensions.
d. ranging on a continuum from positive to negative.
c
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A child who experiences hypervigilance with a tendency to associate normal body sensations to something dangerous might be described as exhibiting which of the following?
a. hypersensitivity anxiety b. anxiety sensitivity c. Generalized Anxiety Disorder d. all of the above
Behaviors usually occur at random and are rarely under stimulus control
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Anaya is a teenager who has just started wearing braces. She hates going to school now because she thinks that everyone is looking at her and laughing. She believes that she must look her best at all times. Which of the following concepts of Piaget's adolescent egocentrism is depicted in this scenario?
A) The concept of cognitive scaffolding B) The concept of objective responsibility C) The concept of the personal fable D) The concept of the imaginary audience
Baby Xavier reacts especially strongly to unpleasant stimuli. His crying is intense and high-pitched. Xavier did not experience prenatal or birth complications and has no brain damage. Xavier probably
A) has colic. B) is easier to calm down than other babies. C) is at high risk for SIDS. D) is deficient in REM sleep.