Alan Kazdin found that praising attentiveness in one child actually reduced the attentiveness in another child

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

Psychology

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The text states that, "We are like fish that are unaware they live in water, so obvious is water in their lives. Sociocultural psychologists study the water—the social and cultural environments that people ‘swim' in every day."

Describe two examples from your personal experience that illustrate how cultural rules influence the way we perceive the world and relate to others. What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

Microsaccades are ________

a) tiny vibrations of the eye that prevent images from fading b) the tiny bones in the ear that transmit sound waves to the cochlea c) the photoreceptors in the eye responsible for night vision d) pain receptors in the limbs

Psychology

Loudness of high pitch sounds is determined by _________ whereas loudness of low pitch sounds is determined by _______________

a. rate of firing; the number of axons active at a time b. the number of axons active at a time; rate of firing c. rate of firing; rate of firing d. the number of axons active at a time; the number of axons active at a time

Psychology

Which of the following is not one of the caveats of using a t-test for independent samples?

A. Assume the mean difference comes from a normal distribution. B. Assume homogeneity of variance. C. Assume both samples are random and independent. D. Assume the sample size is larger than 100.

Psychology