A company selling diet pills claims that people taking the pill lost an average of 5 pounds in 2 days. It would be important to evaluate this claim by __________
a) evaluating the quality of the evidence used to support the claim
b) considering the underlying motive of the person or company making the claim
c) considering any alternative explanations for the results
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
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The core attentional deficit in ADHD is believed by many to be ____
a. selective attention b. attentional capacity c. sustained attention/vigilance d. distractibility
On her way to visiting Malaysia for the first time, Joan wonders what the people there will expect from her during their interactions. Joan is concerned about a. dispositional praise
b. prosocial behavior. c. altruism. d. social roles.
Lori always yells at her 5-year-old son Jake when he won't get dressed for school. Although she has been yelling at him to get dressed nearly every day for months,
he still does not comply when she asks him to get dressed. Operant conditioning would explain this by pointing out that 5-year-olds are trying to exert their independence. Jake has come to associate mornings with yelling. Lori's yelling is not working as a punishment. Jake is fearful that he will appear incompetent at school.
All of the following are true of 2-year-old children except that they a. imitate the behavior of adults without true understanding of the intentions of the adults. b. use a more effective way to attain a goal than a less effective way that they saw an adult do.c, they mimic the actions of others to maintain social interaction
c. copy adult behavior that is often arbitrary.