Learning is best defined as
a. any change in behavior.
b. a relatively permanent change in behavior due to past experience.
c. a relatively permanent change in behavior due to physical development.
d. any change in behavior caused by motivation.
ANSWER: b
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A. extroversion B. openness C. conscientiousness D. neuroticism
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A. Mokka should use only the psychoanalytical approach to psychiatry to define his client's assessment. B. Betsy should use only the behavioral approach to psychiatry to define her client's assessment. C. Mokka and Betsy are better served if they discuss their differing views and come together to develop a collaborative, multifaceted assessment approach. D. Mokka and Betsy should consider using completely different approaches to their assessments.
The idea that people maintain relatively constant levels of happiness or unhappiness—regardless of what happens to them—has been referred to as ____
a. the hedonic treadmill b. the broaden-and-build theory c. emotional intelligence (EQ) d. personal affective index
Which of the following uses of deception is always unethical?
A. deceiving participants to get them to take part in research that involves more than minimal risk B. deceiving participants to gain access to a particular group or setting C. deceiving participants to be able to implement a specific independent variable D. deceiving participants to get them to adopt certain attitudes or behaviors