Briefly describe the three temperaments that Sheldon proposed and their corresponding somatotype
What will be an ideal response?
VISCEROTONIA: relaxation, tolerance, sociability, love of comfort, and easygoingness. Corresponds to endomorphy (plumpness).
SOMATOTONIA: courage, energetic assertiveness, and desire for adventure, risk, and physical activity. Corresponds to mesomorphy (muscularity).
CEREBRATONIA: mental overintensity, inhibition and avoidance of social interaction, physical and emotional restraint, and tendency toward privacy. Corresponds to ectomorphy (thinness).
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a. signal-based b. event-based c. interval-based d. bogus pipeline
According to Freud's theory, humans progress through a series of ______ or periods in which unconscious drives are focused on different parts of the body, making stimulation to those parts a source of pleasure.
A. emotional conflicts B. psychosexual stages C. social crises D. personal dilemmas
In operant conditioning terms, _____ is basically teaching a
desired behavior; when that behavior is complex, a series of gradual steps can be used, which is called _____. Fill in the blank with correct word
A longitudinal sample of adults is followed over 30 years. All of the following findings are hypothesized EXCEPT ________
a. the average IQ of the whole group remains the same b. no decline in cognitive functioning occurs c. decline occurs, but it is not extreme d. adults compensate for declines