In positive punishment, a stimulus that serves as a punisher is called a(n) _________
a. asbestive
b. abrasive
c. adversive
d. aversive
D
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Increase in brain weight during the preschool years is due
a. primarily to the thickening of the skull. b. in large part to increasing myelination of nerve fibers. c. primarily to increases in the size of the cerebellum. d. to increases in the size of the muscles that support the skull.
At around what age do boys begin to outperform girls in visuospatial tasks?
A. 8 B. 10 C. 12 D. 14
Regarding social support, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Sharing positive events with others tends to amplify these emotions and increase social support. b. Support from family, friends, and even pets serves as a buffer to cushion the impact of stressful events. c. People with close, supportive relationships have better immune responses and better health. d. Men are just as likely as women to seek support when stressed and to nurture others.
If you commit the gambler's fallacy in games of chance, then you fail to appreciate the fact that:
a. each outcome is independent of previous outcomes. b. each outcome is dependent on previous outcomes. c. outcome probabilities change from trial to trial. d. each outcome is conditional on a prior outcome.