Vito finds a correlation of –0.35 between procrastination behaviors and academic achievement. Which of the following is an appropriate conclusion for Vito to draw?
a. Procrastination leads students to perform more poorly.
b. Poor academic performance causes more procrastination.
c. Elimination of procrastination behaviors will lead students to perform better.
d. As a student procrastinates more, her academic achievement decreases.
d
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Baby Hannah is shown a stuffed sheep, and then it is hidden under a blanket. Which of the following statements is true?
A) Hannah must coordinate two schemes to retrieve the object: "pushing" aside the blanket and "grasping" the stuffed sheep. B) Deliberately retrieving the stuffed toy is an example of a secondary circular reaction. C) Deliberately retrieving the stuffed toy is an example of a primary circular reaction. D) Hannah will not be able to retrieve the stuffed toy sheep until she is in Substage 5 of Piaget's sensorimotor period.
Which of the following relationships most clearly display a combination of intimacy and commitment?
A. Janeane and Lucy, who have been "best friends" for decades, and often share their hopes and fears B. Tim and Patricia, who have been neighbors for years and often help each other with major household favors C. Laurence and Diego, who only met a few days ago but seem completely infatuated with one another D. Paige and her aunt, whom she doesn't feel that close to, but whom she is still helping during a bout of pneumonia
Babies with easy temperaments may do better on various cognitive tests for all of the following reasons except
A) easy temperaments may make them more persistent. B) easy temperaments evoke more positive responses from others. C) easy temperaments indicate greater cognitive development. D) easy temperaments may allow them to respond better to strangers.
Francine never initiates sex, and she finds no excitement or pleasure in sex. Francine’s case illustrates ______ disorder.
a. female sexual arousal/interest b. female orgasmic c. hypoactive sexual desire d. genito-pelvic pain/penetration