Joey put a quarter in the gumball machine only to find that the machine was not working. He continued to turn the dial on the machine in hope that he would retrieve a gumball. Unfortunately, after several minutes of forcefully turning the dial he still did not retrieve a gumball. As a result, he kicked the machine several times. Kicking the machine is an example of ____________.
A) varying efforts
B) aggression
C) persistence
D) increasing efforts
Ans: B) aggression
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____________________ groups are more difficult to penetrate.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Penile and clitoral erection first occurs in the ______ phase of the sexual response.
A. excitement B. plateau C. orgasm D. resolution
Even preschoolers with good language skills recall poorly because they __________
A) prefer to repeat items over and over to remember B) are not able to remember familiar, repeated events C) prefer to intentionally group items that are alike to remember D) are not skilled at using memory strategies
Which statement regarding the findings of the Big Five study conducted by Srivastava and colleagues (2003) is TRUE?
A. Agreeableness decreased over time. B. Extroversion increased over time. C. Openness to new experiences decreased over time. D. Conscientiousness was stable throughout adulthood.