Michael's psychologist believes that Michael's depression is due to internal conflicts and struggles he is experiencing over the relationship he had as a child with his hypercritical but overprotective mother. Michael's psychologist emphasizes which theory of personality?
a. humanistic theory
b. psychodynamic theory
c. behaviorist theory
d. social learning
B
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A sample with M = 85 and s = 12 is transformed into z-scores. After the transformation, what are the values for the mean and standard deviation for the sample of z-scores?
a. M = 85 and s = 12 c. M = 85 and s = 1 b. M = 0 and s = 12 d. M = 0 and s = 1
Young preschoolers may become frightened by Halloween masks and costumes because they
a. tend to get lost in the zone of proximal development. b. do not yet understand the appearance/reality distinction. c. are context-dependent in their thinking. d. are often teased by older children.
Mothers of securely attached babies tend to
a. be adept at holding and caressing their babies. b. attend to their babies inconsistently. c. engage in limited physical contact. d. have unrealistic ideas about parenting. e. promote the independence of the child.
Animal studies on early sensory deprivation
A) confirm that even extreme deprivation is reversible as long as it occurs in the first year of life. B) verify the existence of sensitive periods in brain development. C) refute the existence of sensitive periods in brain development. D) cannot be generalized to human brain development.