According to social psychological research, which of the following is NOT a particularly effective way to shift people's attitudes and behaviors regarding the environment?
a. Provide people with feedback about their impact on the environment.
b. Make people's environment-related behaviors public.
c. Focus on specific actions rather than general or abstract behaviors.
d. Make nonemotional appeals to general attitudes in the public.
D
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Dr. Bashir meets with clients who are dealing with a range of psychological disorders. He discusses strategies for changing behaviors and thoughts and assists his clients in the process of overcoming their problems. Dr. Bashir most likely works in the ____ subfield of psychology.?
a. ?experimental b. ?cognitive c. ?personality d. ?counseling
Mach believed that:
a. humans could be investigated objectively only by studying their overt behavior b. introspection was worthless c. humans could be certain only of their own sensations d. all science depends on metaphysical speculation
All of the following apply to programmed learning EXCEPT
a. errors are not punished. b. learning experiences are structured to include a few errors, so that people can learn from their mistakes. c. people work at their own pace. d. correct responses are reinforced.
To overcome the limitations of factor analysis, investigators conduct componential analyses to
A) look for relationships between aspects of information processing and children's intelligence test performance. B) determine the extent to which test scores are accurate predictors of future academic achievement. C) compare a child's test performance with the performance of a specific group of children. D) determine the average score obtained on a test by children of various ages or grade placements.