Informal rules that define expected and appropriate actions in specific situations are called

social

a. heuristics.
b. norms.
c. expectancies.
d. mores.
e. laws.


b. norms.

Psychology

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a. Symmetrical c. Negatively skewed b. Positively skewed d. Either positively or negatively skewed

Psychology

Hugh works on an assembly line, and his foreman walks along the line every hour, on the hour, to check on how things are going. Hugh has learned to work especially hard in the few minutes just before his foreman arrives and while his foreman is watching. Based on what is known about schedules of reinforcement, you should conclude that Hugh's behavior of "working hard" is being reinforced on a:

a. fixed-ratio schedule b. variable-ratio schedule c. variable-interval schedule d. fixed-interval schedule

Psychology

While experiencing Freud's ______ complex, a boy begins to masturbate, fear castration, and develop sexual feelings toward his mother

Fill in the blank with correct word

Psychology

In the end more than at the beginning of college, students are likely to believe that there are clear and absolute truths to discover

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology