Over a person's lifetime, self-esteem generally
A. remains stable.
B. fluctuates dramatically in response to life events.
C. increases for most people.
D. declines with age.
Answer: A
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Aversive conditioning:
a. is a type of behavior therapy. b. is no longer used by therapists. c. is designed so that the person receives unpleasant consequences for undesired behavior. d. both a and c
Phan just moved to a new town and is having trouble remembering his new phone number. When someone asks for his new number, Phan usually provides the old one. Phan's forgetfulness is probably due to
A. decay. B. retroactive inhibition. C. proactive inhibition. D. consolidation.
The tendency to look for supportive evidence rather than actively seeking out contradictory evidence is known as
a. the availability heuristic. b. belief perseverance. c. the confirmation bias. d. the hindsight bias. e. the emotional bias.
According to the information in the article Yoking Smokingabout operant conditioning, what did
researchers find in terms of abstinence throughout the study? (a) the progressive and control groups were both equally abstinent (b) the fixed and control groups were both equally abstinent (c) the progressive group was by far the most abstinent (d) there were no real effects of contingent reinforcement