The 5-year-old of two very busy parents has been throwing tantrums. Whenever the child goes off the deep end, one or both of his parents immediately come to his side and fuss over and cajole him
Nevertheless, his tantrums do not diminish; they even seem to increase. We may assume that his parents' fussing over him serves as a _______.
a. negative reinforcer
b. punisher
c. positive reinforcer
d. model
c
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Recent research indicates that newborns have a natural attraction for tracking a. a moving face
b. all face-like stimuli. c. only the faces of their biological mothers. d. faces of certain types of animals (e.g., dogs, cats).
Research suggests that there is a sensitive period, __________, when babies are biologically prepared to “zero in” on socially meaningful perceptual distinctions
A) from birth to three months B) in the first half of the first year C) in the second half of the first year D) during the second year of life
Insanity is a psychological concept.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following is an example of a normative age-graded change?
A) You have blue eyes even though both of your parents have brown eyes.
B) You are taller now than when you were two years old.
C) You moved to the United States when you were a teen and learned to speak English.
D) You learned to walk before you learned to crawl.