Which of the following is the BEST example of psychology's goal of describing behavior?
A. Giving an interest-inventory (test) at a college counseling center to determine what career or college choices would best suit a student
B. Conducting an experiment to determine if watching violent cartoons increases aggressive behavior in preschoolers
C. Videotaping an intersection with four-way stop signs and measuring the ratio of complete to incomplete stops made by drivers
D. Sending first-time drug offenders to an inpatient treatment program rather than to jail
Answer: C. Videotaping an intersection with four-way stop signs and measuring the ratio of complete to incomplete stops made by drivers
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A. Prakrti B. Purusa C. both Prakrti and Purusa D. neither Prakrti nor Purusa
Employees who lack initiative and teenagers who reject school and learning are good examples of the reaction that occurs
a. when people are only intrinsically motivated. b. when stimulus motives dominant primary motives. c. according to the opponent-process theory. d. when people are coerced or "bribed" to act.
The preschool program designed to prepare children to be "ready to learn" when they enter elementary school is called ______
Fill in the blank with correct word
Most behavior modification programs use _________
a) the principles of classical conditioning. b) the principles of observational learning. c) the principles of operant conditioning. d) token economies.