An infant who displays separation anxiety and stranger anxiety is considered
A) to have no emotional attachment to any specific person.
B) to have an insecure attachment.
C) to be a normal infant.
D) to have emotion contagion
C) to be a normal infant. Although anxieties are not normally considered positive, you can see from this description that separation anxiety and stranger anxiety both signify that the infant has formed a special emotional attachment to a specific other person.
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between reinforcement and punishment, negative and positive reinforcement, and negative reinforcement and punishment) What will be an ideal response?
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
You are the manager of a little league team. Research indicates that you will help your players the most if you get them to attribute their errors to
A. their lack of ability. B. not putting enough effort into practice. C. the difficulty of the game. D. bad luck.
Pierre received an A on his first calculus test and bragged about how smart he is at math. On his second calculus test, he received a C and complained about how hard the professor made the exam. Pierre's attributions about his grades best illustrate
a. the fundamental attribution error b. the self-serving bias c. actor-observer bias d. unrealistic optimism