An early emerging, stable pattern of behavior that forms the scaffolding for the more complex stable patterns of behavior, referred to as personality, would be the definition of:
a. Temperament.
b. Instinct.
c. Primal characteristics.
d. Pre-personality.
A
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Humanistic theories of personality have helped fuel research into character strengths, happiness, and thriving. In other words, the humanistic approach has aided in the growth of
A. positive psychology. B. functional analysis. C. reciprocal determinism. D. conditions of worth.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an operant?
a. A dog salivates after seeing a bowl of meat. b. One-month-old Jamie sucks on a nipple in order to hear her mother's voice. c. A rat presses a lever to receive a food pellet. d. Sam tells a joke that has previously evoked much laughter. e. Abe repeatedly presses a button on a toy, because he likes the loud sound it makes.
Piaget's concept that a given quantity of matter remains the same despite being rearranged or changed in appearance, as long as nothing is added or taken away, defines _____
a) object permanence b) irreversibility c) symbolic function d) conservation
What sets Aka fathers in central Africa apart from other hunter-gatherer fathers around the world?
a. They do not set eyes on their children until they turn 18 years of age. b. They never touch their female children. c. They spend a great deal of time holding and nurturing their children. d. They take over child rearing from the mothers when their children become toddlers.