A parent consciously attends to her child and praises positive prosocial actions. This strategy is intended to
a. encourage postconventional morality.
b. eliminate the attentional payoffs for aggression.
c. encourage reactive aggression but not hostile aggression.
d. create a nonaggressive environment.
B
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a. nicotine b. aspirin c. alcohol d. cocaine
Which of the following illustrates the use of a within-subjects design?
a. The artistic abilities of males are compared to the artistic abilities of females. b. Children at three different age levels are given a test of their motor coordination. c. Participants are given a spelling test, asked to meditate for ten minutes, and then given another spelling test. d. One group of participants is given a compliment before solving problems and a second group is criticized before solving problems.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
When a child can figure out that 4 + 7 is 11 by first adding 4 + 6 and then adding one, he or she is using
A) a counting strategy. B) subitizing. C) phonemic awareness. D) practical intelligence.