Karen agrees to replace the toilet paper when it runs out if her roommate, Susan, will wash her dirty dishes every evening after dinner. This is an example of
a. latent learning.
b. escape learning.
c. applying reinforcement. d. giving praise.
e. contingency contracting.
e
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Dr. Hawkins believes that the Big Five personality traits stand out as important dimensions of personality because those traits have a significant adaptive implication that is largely determined by an individual's genetic makeup. Dr. Hawkins's views are similar to the view of personality put forward by
a. B. F. Skinner. b. Walter Mischel. c. Carl Jung. d. David Buss.
Stress affects the immune system by
a. increasing its activity, thus providing more protection from illness. b. altering its activity to defend against specific illnesses. c. reducing its activity initially, but then increasing its activity after an adjustment period. d. reducing its activity, thus causing the body to become more vulnerable to illness.
With children as young as one year old, preschool teachers reinforced boys and girls differently. What difference was reinforced?
a) boys building, girls talking b) boys playing rough, girls playing calmly c) boys playing with "boy" toys, girls playing with "girl" toys d) boys communicating assertively, girls communicating gently
If a five-week-old embryo was visible, which statement would be true about sexual differentiation?
A. If male, it would be developing external genitalia. B. If female, it would be developing external genitalia. C. Sexual differentiation would be just beginning but it would be difficult to tell the sex. D. Sexual differentiation would not have started yet.