The basic premise of ____ is that the consequences of a behavior determine the likelihood of the behavior being repeated in the future.

A. the life-span perspective
B. the epigenetic principle
C. universal development
D. operant conditioning


Answer: D

Psychology

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According to Freud, the ___________________ works off of the pleasure principle, while the ___________________ is often perceived as the executive director of your personality.

a.) id; ego b.) ego; superego c.) superego; id d.) superego; ego

Psychology

Which refers to what people perceive and feel about their lives and psychological health?

A. positive subjective experiences B. positive individual traits C. subjective well-being D. pop psychology

Psychology

An undergraduate student is given a choice of experiments to participate in and chooses one about dating. The student hypothesizes about how the theory being tested applies to them personally. This is an example of ______.

A. action research B. the scientific method C. applying a theory to one's self D. a case study

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A correlation of .00 means that __________.

A. you made a mistake in calculation B. you did not find out anything about the relationship between the two variables C. the two variables are unrelated D. everyone who scored low on one variable scored high on the other variable, and vice versa

Psychology