In an experiment, preschool children watched an adult woman repeatedly punch a Bobo doll (a large plastic toy that bounces back when hit), punctuating her smacks and kicks with instructive comments. They then saw what consequences she received. This experiment was emulating whose theory?
a. Freud
b. Jung
c. Bandura
d. Erikson
Answer: c. Bandura
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Experiments with large groups of subjects reflect the ____, whereas single-subject studies reflect the ____
a. idiographic orientation; longitudinal orientation b. scientific method; armchair approach c. cross-cultural approach; nomothetic orientation d. nomothetic orientation; idiographic orientation
When members of a group show a great deal of mutual affection and when their behavior tends to be closely coordinated, the members are demonstrating
a. group structure. b. group cohesiveness. c. groupthink. d. group compliance.
Piaget described human thought in terms of two basic concepts:
a. logic and reason. c. adaptation and affordances. b. logic and emotion. d. assimilation and accommodation.
Patrick is at Murphy's Pub when he sees a short man wearing a green suit, top hat, and buckled shoes. Also, the man is carrying a pot of shiny gold. Based on what Patrick knows about leprechauns and how they act, he assumes this fellow must be a leprechaun, too. Patrick has used a(n) __________ heuristic to make his inference.
A. schematic B. anchoring C. availability D. representativeness