At your second-cousin's graduation party, you mention to your 4-year-old that Nick is going to college to become a nurse. She immediately tells you that "boys can't be nurses." Provide one explanation for her belief

What will be an ideal response?


She may have only seen women depicted as nurses and therefore, her schema for nurses is limited to females.

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

________ refers to the factors that direct and energize the behavior of humans and other organisms.

A. Development B. Intelligence C. Motivation D. Cognition

Psychology

Based on your text's account of research on self-fulfilling prophecies, explain why some children in a class might perform better than others even if the children are all of similar ability levels

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

Idiopathic pain refers to:

a. pain associated with drug withdrawal. b. pain from an unknown organic cause. c. pain from a psychological cause. d. pain that is short-lasting but occurs frequently.

Psychology