Steele and Aronson (1995) reported that when black students were asked to record their race on a demographic questionnaire before taking a standardized test:
a) they performed the same as compared to black students who were not primed
to think about their race before taking the test.
b) they performed significantly better compared to black students who were not primed
to think about their race before taking the test.
c) they performed worse than the black students who were not primed to think about their race before taking the test.
d) they performed better than the whites who were primed to think about their race before taking the test.
c
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Which of the following have contemporary psychologists found to be true?
a. Genetic influences can typically be ignored in the analysis of behavior. b. All responses made by organisms are equally modifiable. c. Logical positivism provides an excellent guide for productive research. d. Overt behavior can be, and should be, used to index cognitive events.
The scientific method used by an infant in stage five is
trial and error. considered anticipation of results. theoretical. behavioral conditioning.
Which of these would a neuropsychologist be most interested in?
A) the influence of situations on behavior B) interpretation of unconscious processes C) the effect of hormones on behavior D) how children imitate others
Research on the treatment of autism by Lovaas showed that
A. intensive behavioral treatment was more beneficial than less intensive treatment B. children were more likely to improve when placed in regular classrooms C. both a and b D. none of the above