Which of the following behaviors cannot be developed through shaping?
a. self-injurious behaviors
b. arguments between spouses
c. animal tricks
d. startle response to loud noise
d
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Jussim and Harber's (2005) research on the self-fulfilling prophecy and in the classroom found that ____
a. the effects are quite large--teacher expectations explain student achievement b. the effects are quite small--teacher expectations are accurate c. teacher expectations are quite inaccurate d. teacher's promote the self-defeating prophecy
Kawanna notices that her reaction time is much slower than many of her friends' time on various tasks, and she believes this is because the action potentials fired by the cells in her nervous system slow down as they reach the end of the axons. This statement is incorrect because action potentials ____.?
a. ?are fired by cells outside of the nervous system b. ?speed up as they reach the end of the axon c. ?neither speed up nor slow down as they travel down the axon d. ?shoot down the dendrite, not the axon
Rachel, a 22-year-old woman, just moved to a new town. She is an only child from a middle-class family. She is introduced to several people at a neighborhood party. Which individual will most likely become a friend of Rachel's?
A. Mike, a 30-year-old man who lives next door B. Addie, a 30-year-old woman who lives outside the neighborhood C. Jon, a 22-year-old man who is middle-class and works at the same place D. Michelle, a 22-year-old woman who is middle-class and lives nearby
Despite their higher academic achievement, Chinese and Japanese children score lower in self-esteem than U.S. children. Research suggests that this difference may be partly due to __________ among Chinese and Japanese children
A) a strong emphasis on social comparison B) conditional parental support C) low achievement motivation D) high levels of anxiety and depression