Parents and their adolescents often express increased negative emotions toward each other. These interaction involve mutually reflective influences, meaning parents and their children are involved in mutually
a. aggressive and negative behavior. c. distancing themselves emotionally.
b. passive and neutral behavior d. influencing spirals of interaction.
D
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Warren works at a car dealership. He likes to quote customers the inflated retail price of the car before lowering it to the sale price. He finds that this strategy leads to more sales. On average, about 1 in 10 customers buy a car from Warren, although Warren has no real way of predicting which customers will decide to purchase a car. Warren is using the _____ sales technique, and his behaviour
is reinforced according to a _____-ratio schedule. A) foot-in-the-door; fixed B) foot-in-the-door; variable C) door-in-the-face; fixed D) door-in-the-face; variable
In regards to men and women's perceptions of sexual harassment, men are LESS likely than women to
A. attribute the causes of harassing behavior to the perpetrator. B. believe that a man can be sexually harassed. C. label sexually aggressive behavior at work as harassment. D. believe that a more stringent standard should be used in determining hostile environment.
Learned helplessness involves learning that
A. one has inferior mental abilities. B. punishment will follow certain behaviors. C. some habits are difficult to change. D. there is no relationship between one's behaviors and their consequences.
When we draw upon the emotional and task resources provided by others to cope with stress, we are relying on ___
A) practitioners B) social support C) stress reduction therapies D) medical intervention E) learned helplessness