People tend to say that they would prefer to have $1000 today rather than $1200 two weeks from now—even though, logically, they would be better off with the $1200 in two weeks. The phenomena underlying this tendency is known as ____
a. risk aversion
b. the certainty effect
c. temporal discounting
d. the status quo bias
C
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Gender differences in subjective well-being are often thought to be due to all of the following factors except a. prevalence of widowhood
b. nursing home attendance rates. c. rates of chronic illnesses. d. social network quality.
Agatha is a graduate student studying behavioral genetics. In other words, she is most likely learning about ____.?
a. ?the characteristics of a single individual rather than differences between individuals b. ?how hereditary factors cause behaviors and traits, independent of environment c. ?how genes and the environment influence specific aspects of development d. ?how children learn about the world independent of instructions from adults
Which of the following best describes Hall’s views on co-education?
a. He believed that coeducation would increase the achievement of both females and males. b. He believed that coeducation was a sign of social progress. c. He believed that coeducation could interfere with later sexual functioning. d. He believed that females would benefit from it but males would not.
Which of the following is NOT a part of the NIMS Observation Checklist?
A. Teaching and training B. Emotion regulation C. Control D. Child-initiated behavior.