Kyle, a 12-year-old child, who is frequently punished by his father, often lies to his father about where he has been and often stays at a friend's house rather than going home. Kyle is demonstrating
a. latent learning.
b. stimulus generalization.
c. negative transfer.
d. avoidance learning.
D
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a. hypervigilance. b. performance imagery. c. peak cardiovascular output. d. peak performance.
What are the main components of the central nervous system?
a) brain and spinal cord b) chromosomes and genes c) glands and sensory receptors d) hormones and neurotransmitters
La Greca et al. (1996) studied a group of children who lived through a severe hurricane in order to document the extent to which they experienced posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
The researchers obtained measurements at 3, 7, and 10 months after the hurricane. Such research involves a a. withdrawal design. b. cohort design. c. cross-sectional design. d. prospective design.
The proportions of the axes in a graphic display should usually be
A) square (1 up to 1 across). B) rectangular wide (about 1½ across to 1 up). C) rectangular tall (about 1½ up to 1 across). D) rectangular long (about 1 up to the number of intervals across).