Portrayal of aggression on television would be of particular theoretical concern to the __________ theorists
a. psychoanalytic
b. frustration-aggression
c. instinctual
d. social learning
D
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According to prospect theory, when will people avoid risks?
A) always, as it is a rational choice model B) when evaluating potential gains C) when evaluating potential losses D) when base rates are ignored
Why is it hard for a preschooler to understand the chain of events leading from the beginning to end of a television show?
a. They pay less attention to scenes with adults and quiet dialogue. b. They zone out while they watch scenes with lots of moving lights. c. The loud music, zooms, and fast cuts are too distracting for them. d. They can't engage in the parallel processing needed to understand a rich medium like television.
A famed psychologist claims that motivated behaviors result from an effort to reduce tension caused by bodily needs such as hunger or thirst. This psychologist's approach most closely matches ______ theory
a) incentive b) homeostatic c) instinct d) drive-reduction
To study adolescents' attitudes toward contraceptive use, a researcher recruits subjects from a waiting room of a community clinic that offers free contraceptive services to all. This researcher has a sample that is ____
a. not representative of all adolescents b. similar to the general population of adolescents c. representative of adolescents in America, but not other developed nations d. representative of female adolescents and not males