A major part of a person's belief in the effectiveness of changing a behavior is:

a. how rewarding the result is c. the balance of rewards to punishment
b. how punishing the result is d. the balance of barriers to costs


D

Psychology

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_______________ is having a negative view of others based on their membership in a specific group

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

Regarding the experiment in which smoke was blown into a room, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. The results of the experiment lend support to the idea that in real emergencies, people underestimate the need for action as each person attempts to appear calm. b. Participants working in groups politely kept their eyes on their papers and avoided looking at others or the smoke. c. When the participants working in groups noticed the smoke, they looked to other people for clues as to what was happening. d. The participants working alone in the room were more likely to wait before responding to the smoke.

Psychology

Administration of the chemical _____ induces a panic attack in most people with panic disorder.

A) capsaicin B) sodium lactate C) l-amphetamine D) pentobarbital

Psychology

Dr. Faulkner believes that directly observable events—stimuli and responses—are the appropriate focus of the study of development. Dr. Faulkner probably follows the __________ perspective of development

A) psychosexual B) psychosocial C) behaviorist D) cognitive-developmental

Psychology