Theories based on social learning theory posit that most boys might adopt traditional male gender roles because they receive social reinforcers for imitating male role models. By contrast, Freud's psychosexual theory states that boys resolve their unconscious castration anxiety, known as the _____, by adopting traditional male gender roles. In evaluating these theories, the social learning theory

is preferred because it is _____.

A) genital stage; falsifiable
B) phallic stage; more general
C) Oedipus complex; more parsimonious
D) psychosexual complex; testable


C) Oedipus complex; more parsimonious

Psychology

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In learning theory, vicarious reinforcement is used to describe situations where a behavioral response becomes:

a. weaker after an individual observes a model being punished for the same behavior b. stronger after an individual observes a model being reinforced for the same behavior c. weaker after an individual observes a model being reinforced for the same behavior d. stronger after an individual observes a model being punished for the same behavior

Psychology

Gardner's has been perhaps the most widely applied theory of intelligence to education since the advent of the psychometric approach more than 100 years ago

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

Thorndike (1913) found that the consequences of a response strengthen the connection between that response and some stimulus in the environment. He called this strengthening the:

a. law of effect b. Thorndike's learning hypothesis c. classical conditioning law d. preparedness hypothesis

Psychology

Demonstrating that there are many paths to the profession of clinical psychology, more than half of APA-accredited doctoral programs offer _____.

A. focus groups B. specialty training C. part-time study D. online internships

Psychology