Getting used to something in the environment and not responding strongly anymore is known as __________
a. discrimination
b. habituation
c. extinction
d. spontaneous recovery
Answer: B: habituation
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Ira has just stolen a purse from a woman on the subway. He then says to himself, "If that woman really wanted her purse, she would have held it closer to her body.". This statement provides a good example of
a. morality of justice. b. moral disengagement . c. autonomous morality. d. empathy.
Caring for children has been connected with decreased well-being for dual-earner women (as opposed to those in single-earner households) and ____
A. decreased well-being in men B. increased well-being in men C. higher job turnover among men D. lower job satisfaction among both men and women
Adults spend nearly 70% of their waking time communicating and ____
a. 25% of this time listening c. 45% of this time listening b. 35% of this time listening d. 55% of this time listening
Which statement regarding adolescent-adult transition research is not true?
A) Short-term maladjustment during a transition may not predict long-term adjustment. B) It is important to have operational definitions regarding terms such as, "transitional period". C) Most adolescent-adult transition research concerns the transition to parenthood. D) It may be difficult to operationally define what is meant by transition "adjustment".