Learning can be best defined as:
a. a change in behavior related to mental events
b. a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge resulting from experience
c. an improvement in abilities resulting from formal instruction
d. the acquisition of information through research
B
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If you were sitting alone in your dorm room, picking your nose, and a stranger entered the room, you would probably stop picking your nose due to which form of social influence?
a. compliance b. conformity c. mere presence d. indirect obedience
What is considered the hallmark of secure attachment?
A. The child never cries and is stable enough to not demand face-to-face interactions with the caregiver. B. The caregiver responds to the child constantly, to the point of being overly- responsive. C. The caregiver is sensitive to the child's needs, is aware of the child's moods, can discriminate the infant's signals, and is responsive, warm, and affectionate. D. The child has no fear of strangers and demonstrates that she or he is equally comfortable with unfamiliar adults as with the caregiver.
Social psychologists have found that attitudes do predict behavior, but only under certain specifiable conditions. One key factor is knowing whether the behavior in question is
a. positive or negative. b. spontaneous or deliberate. c. easy or difficult. d. a current or future behavior.
Given a choice, Mike would prefer to stay up until 1:00 a.m. and sleep until 10:00 a.m. This pattern is called the:
A. secular trend. B. delayed phase preference. C. longitudinal design. D. adolescent growth spurt.