People low in ________ often exhibit ________ when faced with changing combinations of competence and environmental presses.
a. ego control; unhappiness
b. competence; docility
c. internal control; discontinuity
d. resourcefulness; proactive impotence
Answer: b. competence; docility
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a. denial b. bargaining c. anger d. depression
What is one criticism of Chomsky's theory of language?
A. It downplays the importance of environmental influences. B. It ignores the biological components of language. C. It does not explain how children learn language. D. It fails to account for how we can create new sentences.
When rats are given drugs that block long-term potentiation (LTP), they:
A) develop stronger synaptic connections. B) stop eating and grooming. C) get easily lost in familiar mazes. D) more easily recall where they've been.
A child in grade three must learn the rules of multiplication (1 ? 1 through 12 ? 12) in 2 weeks. The BEST advice to give this student is to:
A) devote a single day of memorization to each multiplier (e.g., learn 2 ? 1 through 2 ? 12). B) wait until the day before the test, memorize all of the problems and their answers, and then get a good night of sleep. C) make a list of all of the problems and their answers, and review this information repeatedly each day. D) make flashcards with the problem on the front (9 ? 7) and the answer on the back (63), and quiz yourself repeatedly each day.