Suppose that Dylan has a new girlfriend whom he really likes. He programs his cell phone so that every time his new girlfriend calls, his phone plays the new Justin Timberlake single. After he has had his phone programmed this way for a little while, he notices that he feels happy whenever he hears the Justin Timberlake song. What is the best term for the role of the Justin Timberlake song?
a. cognitive inference
b. behavioral reward
c. generalization
d. conditioned stimulus
D
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A. 10 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3
Theme 1 in your textbook emphasizes that psychological gender differences are relatively small. One implication of this theme is that
a. this theme supports the essentialist perspective. b. our genetic backgrounds are more important than the way we were raised. c. gender as a subject variable is extremely important. d. researchers may find gender differences in some conditions, but not in other conditions.
William James’ impact on contemporary psychology is evidenced by the fact that functionalism ____
a. was absorbed into mainstream psychology b. became a separate discipline c. bridged the gap between philosophy and psychology d. bridged the gap between structuralism and Gestalt psychology
Barnum statements are most associated with:
a. known-group validity b. face validity c. concurrent validity d. construct validity