The general rule of assertiveness is to give the ____ effective response in contexts in which assertion could be met with punishment (e.g., potential blowback from making the assertive statement)
a. maximally c. neutrally
b. minimally d. flatly
B
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An experimenter shows equal glasses of water, pours the water from one of them into a different-shaped glass, and asks whether the new glass has more or less water than before. What concept is the experimenter testing?
a. Conservation b. Theory of mind c. Object permanence d. Formal operations
Repeated use of the same test typically results in different scores. How does classical test theory account for this?
a. poor test validity b. systematic variability c. random error d. inattention
The results of Terman's study of the 1,500 intellectually gifted showed that the gifted, as a group,
a. have a greater susceptibility to mental illness in adulthood. b. tend to be peculiar, socially backward individuals both as children and as adults. c. tend to fizzle out as adults and were unsuccessful in their careers. d. finished college, earned advanced degrees, or held professional positions.
Learned helplessness involves learning that
A. one has inferior mental abilities. B. punishment will follow certain behaviors. C. some habits are difficult to change. D. there is no relationship between one's behaviors and their consequences.