Corey was serving on a jury in a criminal case, and the jury reached a unanimous "not guilty" verdict. Several months later, some additional evidence came to light that strongly suggested that the defendant was, in fact, guilty of the crime in question. Corey is still not convinced by the new evidence and claims he wouldn't have voted guilty, even if the new information had been presented during
the trial. In this example, Corey is showing evidence of:
a. the framing effect
b. the availability heuristic
c. belief persistence
d. memory reconstruction
C
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In the ideal situation, the behavioral observer will be
a. an untrained, objective individual unknown to the subject or the behavior modification process. b. a parent or other person with intimate knowledge of the subject. c. a practitioner or trained assistant. d. a familiar individual that the subject is comfortable with but that can be more objective than a parent (e.g. a teacher)
As the module describes, adolescents take risks. Why?
A. The executive control areas are underdeveloped. B. Conventional thinking limits their judgment. C. Postconventional thinking limits their judgment. D. The ability to think in abstractions limits their judgment.
Girls exposed prenatally to high levels of androgens show a preference for __________
A) girls as playmates B) quiet play over active play C) creating art over rough-and-tumble play D) trucks and blocks over dolls
The phallic stage generally begins during the ______ year of life
a. second c. fourth b. third d. fifth