Which of these does an evolutionary psychologist try to explain?
a. How we can overcome our biological urges
b. Which brain areas are most important for certain functions
c. How rapidly people will become more intelligent in the future
d. In what way certain behaviors were useful to our ancestors
d
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a. one-third b. one-half c. two-thirds d. three-quarters
Self-efficacy is defined by Bandura as a sense of self-esteem and competence in dealing with life's problems.?
a. True b. False
Which of the following is true of Lev Vygotsky’s view of cognitive development??
a. ?A child gains knowledge of the world by interacting socially and collaboratively with parents, teachers, and other members of the community. b. ?A child learns to understand the world by actively exploring it, like a miniature scientist. c. ?A child has a “zone” of development in which to learn how to accomplish tasks without help. d. ?A child develops according to a species perspective, largely independent of culture.
The chair of the Psychology Department wants to determine the average GPA of all the psychology majors in Canada. She randomly selects 20 universities and compiles a list of the GPAs of all the psychology majors at those institutions. This list represents a(n):
A) experimental group. B) population. C) sample. D) case study.