In research on response modulation and psychopathy, psychopaths won or lost money depending on what playing cards appeared. In this research, the impulsivity of psychopaths was studied by
a) making them wait before deciding to continue the game.
b) having them estimate the amount of money they had won.
c) ratings of their verbal statements during the game.
d) all of the above
a
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Rebecca is learning to play cello and is highly motivated. She is confident that she can learn cello easily and with great ability because she already knows how to play violin. From Mischel's perspective, Rebecca's attitude is best explained by which variable?
a. encoding strategies b. expectancies c. subjective values d. self-regulatory systems e. competencies
At a carnival shooting gallery, a moving target travels diagonally behind a barrier. If the shooter understands "invisible displacement," where will the target's reappearance be anticipated?
a. Where the target went behind the barrier b. At any random location along the edges of the barrier c. At the other side of the barrier, consistent with the target's trajectory d. In the center of the barrier
Courtney believes that pulling regular "all-nighters" is an important part of being a college student, and she frequently goes all night without any sleep at all. Given what you know about sleep cycles and sleep deprivation, what else can you assume about Courtney?
A. She probably is just one of those people who don't need much sleep. B. She is a conscientious student who probably has a very high grade-point average C. She probably has a lower grade point average than most of her classmates and often feels depressed. D. She has probably maintained this same pattern of sleeping since childhood.
The mother of a young child who didn't like to drink milk was trying to coax him to drink some. Taking the glass of milk, she poured it all into a smaller cup and said, "There! Now you won't have to drink so much."
She would never have fooled the child if he had not been in the __________ stage. a. preconventional b. preoperational c. concrete operational d. formal operational