Matti finds himself unable to adjust to college because he doesn't seem to have the study skills necessary to earn passing grades. Matti's predicament would probably best be explained by
a. psychosocial theory
b. Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory.
c. the competence-environmental press theory.
d. Kohlberg's theory of moral development.
Ans: c. the competence-environmental press theory.
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a. Have you experienced discrimination? b. Have you ever been convicted of a felony? c. Why does the media refuse to report the truth? d. What is your age?
In his research using surrogate mother monkeys, Harlow found that the key factor in the development of attachment was:
a. contact comfort b. reinforcement c. drive reduction d. habituation
Researchers must get approval from the IRB to make sure that they are
A) complying with ethical guidelines for their research. B) not practicing hiring discrimination on their research staff. C) doing the correct type of research design for their study. D) obtaining positive correlations in their research.
Dion and Lucetta have just had their first child. According to Gutmann's principle of the parental imperative, what effect (if any) will this new arrival have on Dion's behavior?
a. He will spend more time at home than he did before the child's birth. b. He will spend more time focused on his work than he did before the child's birth. c. He will spend more time interacting with his own parents. d. It will have no effect.