One of the risks taken by parents who allow their children to watch television unsupervised is that they will begin to view the world as a dangerous and threatening place. This is an example of the role of which of the following in attitude formation?
a. indirect experience
b. mass media
c. child rearing
d. chance conditioning
ANSWER: b
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Arleta gets extremely drunk. Given the research on alcohol and aggression, which of the following is unlikely to happen?
a. She will be more aggressive only if she tends to be non-aggressive when sober. b. She will be more aggressive under the influence of alcohol than she is sober. c. She will fail to be as attentive to mitigating information when she is drunk. d. She will feel less anxious and thus will feel less inhibited about behaving aggressively.
The maladaptive behavior approach defines abnormality based on an individual's:
A. unconscious conflicts B. behavior compared to the behaviors of the general population C. ability to function in his or her personal life or in society D. social norms
For Hull, behavior could be reduced to the language of physiology.?
a. True b. False
Who among the following is likely high in unmitigated communion?
A. Belinda, a surgeon who sacrifices her own needs and interests to care for all her patients. B. Matilda, who sees her personal value in terms of how well others think she takes care of her family. C. Bernard, who subjugates his needs to the needs of the others in his office. D. All of the above