Which of the following is most likely to be a finding from a normative investigation?
a. Shyness is a personality trait that is relatively stable over time.
b. Children must have a rudimentary understanding of symbolism before they can learn to read.
c. The average child can build a tower of three blocks at the age of 18 months.
d. Attempts at toilet training are futile until the child has voluntary control of the necessary muscles.
Answer: c. The average child can build a tower of three blocks at the age of 18 months.
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Libido is best defined as
a. the collective unconscious. b. your morals. c. the psychic energy of the sex instinct. d. a conditioned stimulus.
The individual most associated with the concept of the unconscious is:
a. B. F. Skinner c. Sigmund Freud b. Wilhelm Wundt d. Stephen LaBerge
Which of the following represents differences between commonsense justice and black letter law? A. People tend to consider a wider context than the law. B. As compared to the law, people tend to take a more subjective view of the actions of the defendant and victim. C. People, when compared to the law, tend to take a proportional approach to punishment
D. all of the above
Events that occur just after a response are called
a. antecedents. b. precursors. c. stimuli. d. consequences.