Social cognitive theorists believe that
a. personality is determined by the consequences of behavior and the individual's beliefs
about those consequences.
b. behaviors acquired through observational learning are not enduring because direct
reinforcement is never experienced.
c. innate personality traits have a stronger influence on behavior than the environment does.
d. self-discovery is the most important learning experience.
e. punishment is a more powerful shaper of thought than is reinforcement.
a. personality is determined by the consequences of behavior and the individual's
beliefs about those consequences.
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a. fix a person's weaknesses and reduce vulnerability. b. enhance personal strengths. c. help people with similar problems to cope through mutual interdependence. d. reduce depression and rebuild self-esteem.
For the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, _____ is a form of therapy that has received substantial empirical support.
A. exposure and response prevention B. motivational interviewing C. behavioral consultation D. humanistic psychotherapy
Martha and Megan are both grading psychology lab assignments. However, about half the time they give the assignments different grades. This means the grading system has poor
A. internal consistency. B. validity. C. inter-method reliability. D. inter-rater reliability.
The forerunners of psychology developed the theory of phrenology, which in Greek means:
a. a map of thoughts. b. a map of behavior. c. study of the mind. d. study of mental diseases.