Which of the following statements is true regarding achievement-related attributions?
A) Boys tend to receive messages from teachers and parents that their ability is at fault when they do not do well.
B) Positive trait statements encourage children to adopt an incremental view of ability.
C) Despite their higher achievement, girls more often than boys attribute poor performance to lack of ability.
D) Low-SES, ethnic-minority children often receive more favorable feedback from teachers when assigned to homogeneous groups of poorly achieving students.
C
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a. occurs in 50% to 80% of women several days after delivery. b. is extremely different from other kinds of depression. c. usually occurs toward the end of pregnancy. d. may last for many months.
What does the introductory chapter conclude about the influence of cognitive approaches on other areas of psychology?
a. Cognitive psychology has had very little influence on areas outside traditional experimental psychology. b. Cognitive psychology has influenced experiments in some research-oriented areas of psychology, but it has not yet had an impact on applied areas. c. Cognitive psychology has influenced disciplines that are concerned with the behavior of humans as individuals, but it has not yet influenced the areas of psychology concerned with social interactions. d. Cognitive psychology has had an important impact on a variety of areas throughout psychology.
_________ is the tendency of parents to express positive emotions and approval toward their children
a. Biological bias c. Behavioral rewarding b. Parental warmth d. Upward feedback
Which of these is an example of a pleasant unconditioned stimulus (UCS)?
a) the taste of your favorite food b) salivation to your favorite food c) the sight of your favorite restaurant d) salivation at the sight of your favorite restaurant