According to Erikson, if a child fails to learn the skills valued by society, such as reading and math, or if their efforts to perform these skills are considered inadequate, they may develop feelings of

a. shame and doubt.
b. despair.
c. stagnation.
d. inferiority.


D

Psychology

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Research on perception of complex action, such as athletic activity, indicates that compared to people who break the event up into gross units, those who break the event up into fine units tend to

a. remember more details about the event. b. lose sight of the big-picture outcome of the event. c. rely more on the expectations of others in evaluating the event. d. enjoy their observation of the event more.

Psychology

The example of a Massachusetts school requiring students to wear backpacks that contain shock devices illustrates the use of ______.

A. conditioned stimulus B. punishment C. secondary reinforcer D. discrimination

Psychology

Research using PET scans of human brains indicates that

a. most people use only ten percent of their brain capacity. b. higher scoring test takers use more glucose during problem-solving. c. all parts of the brain are active during waking hours. d. all of these statements are true.

Psychology

Describe the trichromatic, opponent-process, and retinex theories of color vision.

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology