Why does television or movie portrayal of certain types of careers have such influence over people's expectations, when viewers know and acknowledge that the situations are fictional? Can you think of a time when your views or perceptions of a career or certain situation were misguided, and you believe it was due to media influence?
What will be an ideal response?
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A(n) ________ study compares individuals in different cultural contexts
a. cross-sectional c. evolutionary b. sociohistorical d. cross-cultural
Benny is a shy baby. What can his parents do to help Benny from becoming a fearful child?
A) Protect him from minor stresses and teach him to retreat from unfamiliar situations. B) Expose him to fear-inducing situations so he can learn to regulate his anxiety. C) Avoid authoritative child-rearing practices and encourage independence. D) Provide warm, supportive care and make appropriate demands when approaching new experiences.
Classical conditioning usually involves pairing a stimulus with a response, such as a bell paired with food in the mouth inducing salivation. If the bell is later rung but no food is put in the mouth, salivation will eventually not be elicited by the bell. This loss of conditioning is called ______.
A. forgetting B. extinction C. reconsolidation D. unlearning
A(n) ________ is a measure of a variable's reliability.
A. factor loading B. communality C. beta weight D. eigenvalue