The learning perspective has been criticized as being a view of the determinants of behavior and not a complete theory of personality
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Lana is considered by her fellow workers to be helpful, conscientious, and courteous, and she also avoids pettiness, gossiping, complaining, and making small problems into big ones. Lana is displaying organizational __________
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Professor Chapin is conducting research on the relationship between headache medication and the amount of pain reduction that is experienced by his participants. He expects that the medication will be very effective, and lo and behold he finds that it is a highly effective drug! Which of the following might have been a problem for Professor Chapin's experiment?
A. random assignment B. demand characteristics C. the self-fulfilling prophecy D. experimenter bias
Ajit is a graduate student in psychology who is conducting research on the effectiveness of two types of therapy in the treatment of phobias. Ajit is at the stage where he uses statistics to analyze the data he has collected in order to determine if his initial hypothesis is supported by the research. At which stage of the scientific method is Ajit working?
a. Drawing conclusions b. Developing a research question c. Gathering evidence d. Replicating results e. Forming a hypothesis
At the recent championship soccer match, the score was tied right until the very last second. The match was decided by a shoot-out, and the home team's star player, Anton, was the last to attempt to score a goal. If he hit the shot the game would continue
but if he missed his team would lose. As he lined up his shot he saw that the goalie was going to move to his left, so all he had to do was kick an easy shot to the right and he would be a hero. As he kicked, however, he was dismayed to see the ball sail wide of the net, costing his team the game. According to the __________ law, the pressure of this tense moment may have interfered with Anton's best performance, costing him an easy goal. a. James-Lange b. Rogers-Werth c. Siegel-Swartz d. Yerkes-Dodson