When you tell a sexually suggestive joke that you recently heard to your friends, they laugh heartily. When you tell it to your parents, they frown. As a result of _____, you soon learn to tell such jokes only to your friends
A) ?observational learning
B) ?differential reinforcement
C) ?differential observation
D) ?the peak shift effect
B
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The study of how people use processes such as perception, memory, thought, and emotion to help make sense of other people as well as themselves is:
a. social cognition b. attitude formation c. groupthink d. group polarization
When a control group is used in experimental research, the members of the control group will be treated exactly the same as the
A. treatment group, except that they will be exposed to the independent variable. B. treatment group in every way. C. control group in any other psychology study. D. treatment group, except that they will not be exposed to the independent variable.
Neuropsychological assessments must be interpreted with caution because
A. most assessments have only moderate overall validity. B. there are fewer potential confounding variables. C. scores must be compared with previously determined averages. D. norms have not been established for most assessments.
Which of the following is the definition of dementia praecox?
A. Silly and immature behavior B. Premature loss of mind C. Alternating immobility and agitated excitement D. Delusions of grandeur or persecution