People base their attitudes on the pros and cons of a particular position and on the likelihood of possible effects of that attitude. This statement describes
a. consistency theories of attitudes
b. self-perception theory
c. learning theory
d. expectancy-value theory
Answer: D
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a. objective c. subjective b. rational d. predictable
Infantile amnesia is defined as the lack of memory for experience that occurred prior to
a) six months of age. b) 12 months of age. c) 3 years of age. d) 2 years of age.
What could John Watson have done to eliminate Little Albert's conditioned fear?
A. Show Albert a toy dog instead of a live rat. B. Let Albert touch a Santa Claus beard repeatedly. C. Show Albert a rat many times without a loud noise following so that extinction would occur. D. Have Albert hear a loud noise many times without a rat present.
Of the items in the Hassles Scale shown in the Think About exercise, which of the following was scored as currently causing stress by the most students?
a) exams
b) not getting enough sleep
c) troubling thoughts about the future
d) too many things to do