Emotional self-regulation
A) is a built-in, automatic process that governs emotional response.
B) involves actively seeking emotional information from a trusted person.
C) does not emerge until the preschool years.
D) involves the use of strategies to adjust an emotional state to a comfortable level of intensity.
D
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a. He might suspect that Lenny is cognitively and socially advanced. b. He would see it as a sign of possible mental illness. c. He would suggest that Lenny cannot decenter from an object. d. He would state that it is impossible for a child that young to create any imaginary companions.
Thorndike found that a cat learned to escape from a puzzle box by the consequences of its behavior. How could he arrive at such a conclusion?
A. The CR was increasing in magnitude over time. B. The cat learned by watching Thorndike open the puzzle box. C. The CS (freedom) provided information about the occurrence of the UCS (piece of fish). D. The time it took cats to escape decreased over time.
According to the social learning theory of aggression, which of the following does NOT contribute to how aggression is learned?
a) People must compete for scarce resources. b) People observe aggressive models. c) Aggressive responses are reinforced. d) Aggressive members of a group have higher status.
John owns a moving company. On various occasions, when asked what he's observed over the years in dealing with the relocation of people, he responded with various observations, only one of which was accurate. Which one?
A) "When older adults move, they are likely to move to a state with warmer weather." B) "When older adults move, they are likely to remain in the same state." C) "Older adults are more likely to move than are middle-aged adults." D) "Older adults are more likely to move than are young adults."