What percentage of students surveyed at the University of Georgia reported having experienced a negative consequence of their participation in psychological research, such as feeling physical or emotional discomfort?
a. 5%
b. 20%
c. 60%
d. 95%
Answer: B
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Some people have used the proven genetic basis of intelligence to argue against strenuous educational efforts on behalf of individuals with below average IQs
Does this viewpoint make sense based on what you have learned about heredity and environment? Why or why not? What will be an ideal response?
Theorists who promote classical conditioning believe that learned behavior is the result of _____, whereas theorists who promote operant conditioning believe that learned behavior is the result of _____.
a) observing another person's actions; past reinforcement
b) past reinforcement; the association between one stimulus and another
c) the association between one stimulus and another; observing another person's actions
d) the association between one stimulus and another; past reinforcement
Dodge and Pettit argue that aggressive children don't think like nonaggressive children. Describe their model and then apply it to an example of a child being hit with a baseball at PE.
What will be an ideal response?
The general pattern of results of studies of TV violence suggests that ________
A) the effects of TV are minimal to non-existent
B) media depictions of violence contribute to increased aggression levels in viewers
C) TV programs often constitute an outlet for aggressive affect
D) since TV programs generally lack a frustrating conclusion, it cannot be said that they contribute to aggression
E) research on the effects of TV violence is inconclusive and we can't draw any firm conclusions without additional research