The primary difference between attitudes and opinions is that
a. attitudes are a guiding label and opinions are not.
b. attitudes can be used with a Likert scale but opinions cannot.
c. opinions are verbal entities that can be measured directly, while attitudes are inferred entities.
d. opinions influence participants' behavior in some way, while attitudes are designed to bring out explicit verbal responses.
c
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Which of the following is NOT a way that athletes can mentally improve their performances?
a. avoidance of negative and self-critical thoughts b. the use of self-regulation strategies to evaluate their performance and make adjustments c. mentally rehearsing non-athletic tasks before a performance to reduce anxiety d. the use of cognitive-behavioral strategies to guide their efforts in a supportive, positive way
Educational applications of Piaget's theory include facilitating, rather than directing children's learning, sensitivity to children's readiness to learn, and emphasis on discovery learning
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A developmental perspective holds that children with mental retardation:
a. Show decreases in IQ as they grow older. b. Follow Piaget's stages of cognitive development. c. Show increases in developmental disabilities as they grow older. d. Develop cognitive abilities more slowly than average children. e. a and b
When a person blows a single unpleasant event out of proportion by extending it to a large number of unrelated situations, the person is exhibiting
a. selective perception. b. all-or-nothing thinking. c. personification. d. overgeneralization.