What hypothesis did Milgram's obedience study test?
a. People in a position of authority will seek opportunities to abuse that power.
b. Normal people will follow orders to hurt someone else.
c. Threats of punishment increase people's willingness to obey an authority figure.
d. People with low self-esteem will obey orders more than other people will.
b
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Which statement concerning language acquisition is true?
a. Imitation alone can account for the learning of grammatical rules. b. Reinforcement alone can account for the learning of grammatical rules. c. Imitation and reinforcement together can account for the learning of grammatical rules. d. Imitation and reinforcement together cannot account for the learning of grammatical rules.
Specific areas on a strand of DNA that carry hereditary information are called
a. myelins. b. genes. c. neurilemmas. d. ribosomes.
Dr. Patel wants to determine which neurochemicals are released in the brains of rats following social defeat. Which technique should Dr. Patel use for her study?
A. microdialysis B. electrophysiological recording C. electrical stimulation D. chemical stimulation
Which of the following best describes the findings by French psychiatrist René Spitz on the subject of attachment?
a. Well-fed infants raised in institutions suffered in their physical and emotional development. b. All well-fed infants were closely attached to their caregivers. c. Attachment depended on the infants seeing their caregivers. d. Attachment seemed to be present at birth.