When a child develops a phobia by watching a parent react in fear to a stimulus, the child may have developed the phobia through:

a. instrumental conditioning
b. modeling
c. retroactive interference
d. classical conditioning


B

Psychology

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Various research studies examining Diana Baumrind's parenting styles have found that

a. parenting styles cause certain behavior patterns in children. b. characteristics of children contribute to parental responses. c. parenting styles and characteristics of children may interact to establish the parent-child relationship. d. the temperaments of parents and children always match because temperament is inherited.

Psychology

Ralph lives in a society where individuals are taught to "be all they can be." One of his goals is to stand out and be different. He is most likely living in a(n) __________ society

A) socialist B) individualistic C) collectivist D) communist E) humanist

Psychology

Regarding the sensory abilities of humans, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. Our sensory receptors do not transduce all of the energies they encounter. b. Many types of stimuli cannot be sensed directly because we lack sensory receptors to transduce the energy. c. Some sense receptors transduce only part of their target energy range. d. Because our sense organs are able to convert one kind of energy into another, they are known as feature detectors.

Psychology

Phil's responses on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) will be scored on four dimensions to yield an overall personality type.

a. true b. false

Psychology