Which of the following statements best describes the psychosocial approach?
a. Most psychological development is a result of the environment.
b. Lives show patterns of change up through adolescence, and continuity thereafter.
c. Development must be understood as the integration of the biological, psychological, and societal systems. d. Home and school are the only relevant social environments.
c
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Most studies show that only __________ of college students and adults achieve formal operational thinking, and other estimates run as low as __________.
A. 40 percent to 60 percent; 25 percent B. 30 percent to 50 percent; 5 percent C. 25 percent to 50 percent; 10 percent D. 50 percent to 75 percent; 40 percent
Because applicants try to present themselves in the best light, traditional employment interviews often lack
a. reliability. b. predictive validity. c. construct validity. d. standardization.
The material in the textbook on gender and ethnicity in the field of psychology suggests that ____
a. ?although minorities and women have been involved in psychology for many years, they are still underrepresented in many areas of the field b. ?unlike other fields where women and minorities are outnumbered, in psychology, women and minorities outnumber men and Caucasians c. ?while men outnumber women earning doctorates in psychology, Caucasians outnumber minorities d. ?while minorities outnumber Caucasians within the ranks of employment in psychology, men outnumber women
A schedule of reinforcement in which a fixed number of responses is required before a reinforcer is applied is called a:
a. fixed-interval schedule b. fixed-ratio schedule c. variable ratio schedule d. variable interval schedule