While on her way to work recently, Martha was pulled over for the first time, for exceeding the speed limit. She was required to pay a heavy fine. Since then, she has maintained a consistent speed of 30 miles per hour while driving, whether or not there are speed limits in place. In this scenario, Martha is demonstrating _____ learning.
What will be an ideal response?
avoidance
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a. Getting married b. Being a victim of racial prejudice c. A lifelong physical disability d. Lifelong poverty
What role does inheritance play in the development of anxiety disorders? a. Inheritance plays only a very weak role
b. Inheritance plays a very strong role. c. Inheritance plays only a modest role. d. Although inheritance plays a role in developing anxiety disorders, it is much stronger in GAD than other anxiety disorders.
A physician who describes an infant as slow to develop and respond because of congenital problems is attributing the cause of the abnormality to the
a. postnatal environment. b. infant's heredity. c. mother's heredity. d. intrauterine environment.
A psychologist is investigating the study behavior of college students. She writes a list that includes the following: underlining versus not underlining, studying in a quiet room versus studying in a noisy room
and studying alone versus studying with a group of students. Which term best describes the items on this list? a) control variables b) dependent variables c) extraneous variables d) independent variables